Halle Berry, Jill Biden, Kesha join ‘Unreasonable Conversation’
Halle Berry got the memo. At “A Day of Unreasonable Conversation,” a conference at the Getty Center in Los Angeles on Monday, the star regaled…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Johnson
WASHINGTON — Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate on Friday…
Bill Shorten refers conference to consumer watchdog for falsely promoting him as keynote speaker
An unofficial NDIS event held by a private company in the Great Hall at Parliament House, which cost hundreds of dollars to attend, has been…
Abbott criticises Speaker for race row debate snub
Diane Abbott repeatedly tried to speak during a PMQs dominated by discussion of comments about her. Source link
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle's position is under threat, after a Gaza-ceasefire debate descended into chaos. Source link
UK parliament speaker gives Labour Gaza ceasefire vote reprieve | Israel War on Gaza News
The UK’s House of Commons has descended into chaos as the government and the Scottish National Party (SNP) condemned Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling…
Senate passes $95B emergency defense bill with Ukraine, Israel aid over House speaker opposition
1 of 2 | After the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package early Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said "Today, we…
US House speaker blasts Israel, Ukraine aid package as Senate advances bill | Russia-Ukraine war News
Republican Mike Johnson says the bill does not address the ‘most pressing’ issue of security at the US-Mexico border. United States House of Representatives Speaker…
House Speaker Johnson should be shamed by a Ukrainian’s example
I wonder whether my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Maksym is a defender of Ukraine and prisoner of war…
‘An act of staggering bad faith’: Connecticut lawmaker dings Speaker Johnson
“Next week, we will take up and pass a clean, standalone Israel supplemental package,” Johnson wrote. Part of the rationale for negotiating a foreign aid…
Speaker Mike Johnson says he speaks ‘pretty frequently’ with Trump about border deal
“What I told President Biden at the White House today is the same thing that I’ve been saying to him since I was handed the…
Speaker Johnson faces conservative blowback over latest spending patch
“Enough with the continuing resolutions. We’ve had plenty of time to address funding levels. Congress keeps punting this while our southern border remains a mess…
House GOP launches effort to impeach Homeland Security secretary
WASHINGTON — Marching ahead with multiple impeachment plans, House Republicans set their sights Wednesday on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom they intend to prove is…
Opinion: The do-nothing House GOP is back. In 2024, it’ll do worse than nothing
It’s a new year but the same old mess in Congress. Instead of a fresh start, lawmakers return next week to their stale, dead-end arguments…
Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
EAGLE PASS, Texas — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border as…
From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s last day in Congress was Sunday. The Bakersfield Republican congressman and former speaker’s career in Washington, D.C., spanned more than a decade…
California’s waning power in Washington
For a while there, California enjoyed unusual strength in the nation’s Capitol. The speaker’s gavel passed across party lines from a San Francisco Democrat to…
Opinion: House GOP can’t govern, but keeps trying to impeach Biden
House Republicans plan to flee the Capitol this week for the holidays after almost 12 months in power. And flee they should: If they had…
Zelenskyy to meet US President Joe Biden, House Speaker as aid stumbles | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian president will travel to Washington, DC as right-wing Republicans baulk at providing more help to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President…
Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will not seek another term in Congress, ending a tumultuous two-decade career in public office that was marked by…