Browsing: House Speaker Mike Johnson

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is criticizing Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) visit to Columbia University, arguing he’s only furthering divisions by showing up to speak with Jewish students. “I think politicizing this and bringing the entourage to put a spotlight on this is only adding to the division,” Hochul told reporters, per Politico. “A…

Democrats are seen as more successful at passing legislation in the House of Representatives than their party counterparts, according to a new Monmouth University poll.  More than half of Americans, 53 percent, said that Democrats have been more successful at getting legislation passed when they are in control of the lower chamber. Almost one in four, around…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and her fellow House members for pushing a large foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Greene, who has been against sending more money to Ukraine, expressed her frustration with Johnson, against whom she previously filed a motion to remove. She responded to Ukrainian…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) slammed the idea of moving forward with the motion to vacate current Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), calling it “very unwise.” Gingrich argued he does not think another GOP member could get 218 votes to succeed Johnson, and the chamber would be embroiled in more turmoil. “It would be…

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday blamed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and “seven useful idiots” for turmoil in the House, saying their success in ousting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last fall is a direct cause of today’s problems for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).  Lawler criticized members of his own party for weakening Johnson’s negotiation…

The White House responded Saturday to GOP criticism that the Transgender Day of Visibility, which is observed each year on March 31, falls on Easter. Republicans criticized President Biden after he issued a Friday proclamation, recognizing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, as he has done for every year he has been in the Oval…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) mentioned that Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “let loose the demons” when he led an effort last year to remove former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership position.  Gingrich was answering a question from Fox host Laura Ingraham about why some House Republicans, like Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) urged Congress to pass Ukraine aid and warned that lack of assistance could lead to the embattled country facing the “worst atrocity in history.”  Machin’s call for passing foreign assistance comes as the legislation has stalled in Congress while the Ukrainian military has been struggling with lacking resources and Russian troops…

A pro-Ukraine political campaign committee has launched to boost lawmakers who are supportive of the country as it attempts to fend off Russia’s invasion.  The new group, dubbed American Ukraine PAC, is headed by Jed Sunden, the founder of Kyiv Post, the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, which he owned from 1995 to 2009.  “We…

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Friday responded to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticism of President Biden’s State of the Union address as “hyper-partisan” and “vitriolic.”  During an appearance on “CNN This Morning” on Friday, Buttigieg stated that some of Johnson’s remarks were “literally false,” listing bipartisan laws that Biden had passed through Congress…