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When Speaker Mike Johnson opened the floor for questions at a closed-door luncheon fund-raiser in New Jersey last month, Jacquie Colgan asked how, in the face of vehement opposition within his own ranks, he planned to handle aid for Ukraine. What followed was an impassioned monologue by Mr. Johnson in which he explained why continued […]

Popverse’s top stories of the day With his work for both Marvel and DC over the past few years, Phillip Kennedy Johnson has demonstrated his ability to write about the best of us — Superman, in his Action Comics run — and the monster inside us all, with his current Incredible Hulk run. Now, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with congressional leaders in Washington late last year he told them privately what is now public: With U.S. weapons, they could win the war against Russia, but without them Russian President

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with congressional leaders in Washington late last year he told them privately what is now public: With U.S. weapons they could win the war against Russia, without them Russian President Vladimir Putin would be victorious. In a

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan —   Since its inception, Black History Month became a time to teach and contemplate the historic achievements and contributions of Black historic figures in American History. One notable example being U.S. Army SGT. Henry Johnson who, after being awarded a French “Croix de Guerre” or “War […]

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. DALLAS — President Joseph Biden, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Democratic leader U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of elected officials from across the state and around . . .

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. DALLAS — President Joseph Biden, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Democratic leader U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of elected officials from across the state and around . . .

Eddie Bernice Johnson, who blazed a trail as a Black woman in health care and government, first as a nurse in Dallas, then as the first Black state senator from the city since Reconstruction and then in 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Sunday. She was 89. Her death was confirmed […]

House Republicans threatened on Wednesday to starve the entire federal government of funding if President Biden and Democrats fail to institute a crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border to choke off the flow of migrants streaming into the country. The warnings came as Speaker Mike Johnson led a visit by more than 60 House Republicans to […]

Former U.S. Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson, who was the first Black woman elected to a seat in the Dallas legislature and to serve in Congress has died, Politico reports. She was 88. Johnson’s son, Kirk Johnson, confirmed his mother’s passing in a Facebook post on Sunday (Dec. 31). “I am heartbroken to . . .


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