Author: Myles Ulwelling

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Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save Speaker Mike Johnson from an attempt by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from the job. But while Democrats in the minority threw the Louisiana Republican a life raft by voting on his side, they made clear they may not do so again. That means the threat for Johnson still lingers as Greene and other lawmakers can at any time call up another motion to oust him. The episode highlights the increasingly precarious situation for Johnson, who faces the same conservative forces that took down his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, but with an even smaller majority that has forced him to continuously rely on Democratic support to carry out the most basic functions of legislating.

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The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee criticized an independent investigation of sexual harassment and misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), stating that it unfairly targets the agency’s current Democratic leader without focusing enough on his Republican predecessors. In a Thursday statement, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) acknowledged the cultural issues at the FDIC,…

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Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed a law Thursday that removes Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood in the state. The law, which is anticipated to take effect later this year, prohibits any public funds from being sent to any abortion facility or “any affiliate or associate of such abortion facility.” Missouri…

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