#Emmer (MN), the #House maj whip, was elected as the #GOP pick on a 5th ballot in an internal race that drew 9 #Republicans. It’s not clear, however, that he has enough support to be elected on the House floor. To prevail, Emmer would need a majority of the full chamber.
Emmer, who has been in #Congress since 2015, previously chaired the #National Republican Congressional Cmte — the House campaign arm — for 4 yrs.
(But reality check: #MikeJohnson said he doesn’t want to pass #BorderLegislation because he doesn’t want the Biden admin to be able to take credit for it & because he wants to keep the issue alive for the 2024 #election.)
Watch the entire #HouseOversight & Accountability Cmte hearing held today including testimony by #LevParnas who testified that the allegations against Biden were ‘spread by the Kremlin’:
#POTUS#Biden is planning to make a visit to the southern #border on Thurs, acc/to 2 people briefed on the plans, traveling to Brownsville, #Texas, on the same day that #Trump has scheduled a border trip.
The Louisiana #Republican, who serves as the House majority leader, announced at a conference meeting Thurs evening that he was pulling out of the battle to become #speaker.
#HouseRepublicans voted Tues to advance an impeachment case against #DHS Secy #AlejandroMayorkas to the full chamber, moving one step closer to impeaching the first Cabinet member in almost 150 yrs.
Speakers from 23 parliaments have appealed to the #Speaker of the #UnitedStates#House of Representatives, #MikeJohnson, urging him to consider the bill passed by the #Senate, which provides for the allocation of $60 billion to #Ukraine, the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Stefanchuk said.
23 parliaments have appealed to the #Speaker of the #UnitedStates#House of Representatives, #MikeJohnson, urging him to consider the bill passed by the #Senate, which provides for the allocation of $60 billion to #Ukraine
Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Final Spending Bill Ahead of #GovernmentShutdown
Lawmakers resolved disputes over #DHS funding, paving the way for an agreement. But they may still be unable to meet a Friday deadline to avert a brief partial #shutdown.
McClintock's position means #Republicans are down another vote as they try to impeach Mayorkas w/a razor-thin House majority. Rep #KenBuck (R-CO) is also opposed, w/several other Republicans undecided.
>300 #House lawmakers were reimbursed ≥$5.2M for #food & #lodging while on official business in Washington last year under a new, #TaxpayerFunded prgm that doesn’t require receipts.
The prgm, which kicked off last yr after a #Republican-led House panel passed it, was intended to make it easier for lawmakers to maintain separate homes in DC & their home districts.
Democratic members of the #House select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic defended Dr. Anthony #Fauci ahead of Monday's hearing about the #US’ #COVID19#pandemic response, policies & transparency.
The representatives blasted #Republicans’ claims of Fauci’s involvement in starting [for real they had to say this] or covering up the pandemic as a “dangerous” & “cartoonish” narrative.
As funding for #Ukraine faces an uncertain future in #Congress, the #US#Army has been left to foot the bill for hundreds of millions of dollars in support for Ukraine’s #war effort against #Russia over the last few months — & Army ofcls are increasingly concerned that w/o new funding, they will have to begin pulling money from other critical projects to continue supporting Kyiv.
Fmr #Trump#WH aide #CassidyHutchinson, through her atty, responded Fri to a #HouseRepublicans' top #impeachment#witness, #TonyBobulinski, claiming in a letter 1st obtained by ABCNews that comments he made in his recent interview w/the #House Oversight Cmte were "defamatory," w/her atty providing a photo of an alleged encounter between Bobulinski & fmr WH chief of Staff #MarkMeadows that refutes Bobulinski's claims about the incident.
Voters head to the polls tomorrow in the election pitting Tom Suozzi, a #Democrat, against Mazi Pilip, who is running as a #Republican. The race is considered a tossup.
‘We all have an oath to the Constitution & we have a commitment to say we’re going to do whatever we can to be able to secure the border,’ the Republican senator from Oklahoma says.
By the way, in case anybody is interested in seeing who votes for whom, the New York Times has an interactive tracker and it doesn’t appear to be behind a paywall.
EDIT: It looks like there might be a paywall for some people after all ☹️
The #House is expected to vote Tues afternoon on whether to make Rep #JimJordan its next speaker. Jordan, a #RightWing conservative agitator, who spews #ConspiracyTheories & #propaganda, is allied w/ Trump. He was chosen by fellow #HouseRepublicans on Fri to lead the House but must win a majority in the full chamber to take the gavel.
‘He has fully remained fully compliant w/his conditions of release since his court-ordered release,’ a new filing states.
A fmr FBI informant — who was arrested last wk in Las Vegas — was arrested again on the same charges after being accused of making false statements against President Joe Biden & his son #HunterBiden.
The House on Thurs approved #legislation to extend the expiration date for #FederalFunding later into March, sending the measure to prevent a partial govt shutdown that was set for Sat to the #Senate, where it is expected the pass.
"Freedom. Prosperity. Strength. That's what America stood for under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump -- the best president of my lifetime. [🤣] That's why I'm introducing legislation to rename Dulles as the Donald J. Trump International Airport," Rep #GuyReschenthaler said on X.
Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture
#Ukraine’s forces are stretched thin & have minimal reserves to draw on, the chief of #military#intelligence said, in addition to shortages of #weapons.