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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, amid stalled negotiations to deliver aid to the war-torn country, Johnson’s spokesperson said on Sunday. The news comes just after the Biden administration announced President Biden has invited Zelensky for a meeting at the White House on Tuesday. […]
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that he will leave Congress at the end of this year, a move that raised anxieties among his fellow Republicans about the path that lies ahead for their narrow and fractious majority. His move came as Congress struggles to move forward […]
Back in July, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. A federal court had recently granted a temporary injunction, in Missouri v. Biden, finding that the Biden administration had violated the First Amendment by coercing social media companies to remove content, related both to elections and the COVID-19 vaccine, that […]
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has been a leader in putting the Biden administration on the defensive over its efforts to combat online disinformation. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. Back in July, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. A federal court had recently granted a temporary injunction, […]
Sean M. O’Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing titled “Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Fledgling U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson faces his first big legislative battle this week as his tries to marshal his fractious Republican majority into supporting an unconventional plan to avert a partial government shutdown beginning on Saturday.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber’s incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Don Scott to serve in the post. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The […]
SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press 13 mins ago FILE – House Minority Leader, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, gestures during the start of a special session of the 2022 Virginia General Assembly to consider budget amendments, Friday June 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US politics & policy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. In 22 days, US House Republicans ousted their best fundraiser and replaced him with one of their weakest. Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, displayed singular backroom skill to […]
Last year’s Earth, Energy and Environment Student Exhibition at Marietta College drew more than 3,00 participants. This year’s exhibition is from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — A senior economist at Redfin will be the keynote speaker at the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley at noon […]