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Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…
House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. wll cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Republicans in both chambers have sharply criticized the administration’s…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of healthcare in America as “barbarism,” in an upcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez expressed her sadness about the high costs of healthcare and housing and the difficult choices many Americans must make, as she committed…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said on Sunday that her motion to remove the Speaker from the position is definitely happening regardless of what House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) chooses to do, while avoiding questions about an alternative plan if he is removed. “Mike Johnson’s Speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing and allow us to…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) praised Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the passage of the massive foreign aid package in the House over the weekend. McCaul, who has long pushed for additional aid to Ukraine, said Johnson has his support after the House passed the foreign aid package on Saturday. Johnson has faced some…
Correction: This story was updated to reflect that Michael Bennett is a Senator. Sen. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) expressed hope that the House could move beyond its policy disagreements following the chamber’s bipartisan approval of a long-desired foreign aid bill this weekend. “This week, to see the House of Representatives finally pass, not just…
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) on Sunday suggested the House’s bipartisan passage of a massive foreign aid bill this week could fare well for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is facing an ouster threat from at least three members of his GOP conference. When asked on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt” if he and…
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her threat to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying that doing so would make foreign enemies like China, Russia, and Iran more confident and aggressive. Moskowitz expressed on “Fox News Sunday” that the attempt to remove the Speaker of the House by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) would give China, Russia, and Iran more confidence. Greene, along with Massie and Gosar, supported ousting Johnson over his handling of Ukraine aid and government spending, which Moskowitz believes would benefit foreign adversaries. The potential ouster remains uncertain as Greene has not pushed for a vote or clarified the conditions for doing so.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the U.S. after the House passed a bill providing additional funds to Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia. “Today, we received the awaited decision on the US aid package that we long fought for. And a very significant one,” Zelensky wrote on social media platform X. “Our…
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