Category: Congress News
Analysis, News from The Election Post
Speaker Mike Johnson: A Figurehead of Christian Nationalism in the Republican Party
Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House.Credit...Damon Winter/The New York Times
In a historic development, Mike Johnson has become the first S [...]
Prominent Republican Representative Ken Buck Decides Not to Seek Re-Election, Citing Party’s Election Denialism
Representative Ken Buck said he had decided to step aside because of his differences with the contemporary Republican Party. “We lost our way,” he sa [...]
House to Vote on Expelling Representative George Santos Amid Criminal Charges
Representative George Santos now faces a 23-count federal indictment, including 10 new charges that he pleaded not guilty to last month.Credit...Dave [...]
McConnell Stands Firm on Ukraine Aid Despite Rifts in GOP
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell argues the U.S. needs to take a holistic strategy toward Iran, China and Russia: “Our adversaries’ ambitions a [...]
Schumer and McConnell Unite on Large Israel-Ukraine Aid Package
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol Oct. 30, 2023. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)
Sen [...]
House GOP Proposes $14.3 Billion Aid Package for Israel, Offsetting Costs with IRS Cuts
House Speaker Mike Johnson receives a standing ovation from House Republicans as he gives a speech shortly after being elected Speaker in the House c [...]
Supreme Court Debates Civil Forfeiture Laws Amid Concerns of Abuse
The Supreme Court in Washington.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times
Washington, Oct. 30, 2023 - In a pivotal session at the Supreme Court, j [...]
House Republicans Plan $14.5 Billion Stand-Alone Aid Bill for Israel
This plan comes after Speaker Mike Johnson announced during a recent Fox News interview with Sean Hannity that he supports separating Israel and [...]
Super PAC Supporting Trump Launches Attack Ads Targeting DeSantis in Iowa
The ads aim to paint Mr. DeSantis as insufficiently conservative with less than three months before the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.Credit.. [...]
Maine Congressman Reverses Stance on Assault Weapons Ban After State Mass Shooting
Rep. Jared Golden said he would work with “any colleague to get this done in the time that I have left in Congress.” | Robert F. Bukaty/AP
In a si [...]
