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The Latest Breaking News from Mike Johnson

House backers of proposed cuts to federal law enforcement see Johnson as an ally - Roll Call

GOP colleagues of Speaker Mike Johnson anticipate he’ll be an ally of efforts to slash the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies.

Roll Call

House stalls impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of immigration

Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene forced a vote on impeaching Mayorkas to the floor, but eight Republicans joined with Democrats to vote 209-201 to send Greene's resolution to committees.

WEKU

Government shutdown averted as Democrats help GOP pass funding package – live

‘The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills,’ Speaker Mike Johnson says of two-step funding plan ahead of 17 November deadline

The Independent UK

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House to consider Mike Johnson’s unconventional bill to avert shutdown

It is unclear if US House speaker’s bill has support to pass while government’s authorization to spend money expires on Friday

The Guardian - US

Senate leaders give green light to Johnson stopgap funds plan - Roll Call

Senate leaders of both parties sent encouraging signals Monday for Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Roll Call

Stopgap funds bill leaves plenty of post-Thanksgiving leftovers - Roll Call

The House stopgap would punt final appropriations decisions, but there would still be a variety of other measures on lawmakers' “to-do” list.

Roll Call

Mike Johnson faces a McCarthy-esque test as a shutdown looms. Will he survive?

The House is back where it started. Can Mike Johnson build the trust that Kevin McCarthy broke, asks John Bowden

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Government shutdown: House GOP hopes to pass funding package to avoid shutdown

‘The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills,’ Speaker Mike Johnson says of two-step funding plan ahead of 17 November deadline

The Independent UK

Rep. Mike Garcia pushes for ‘right sized’ Ukraine supplemental - Roll Call

California Republican says White House response to questions in report is key for House GOP consideration of supplemental Ukraine aid.

Roll Call

Supreme court announces ethics code for justices amid public pressure over undisclosed gifts – as it happened

Supreme court justices have faces revelations over luxury gifts and accusations of conflicts of interest

The Guardian - US

How the nonreligious in Congress view Speaker Mike Johnson - Roll Call

‘Most people … don’t want to live in a theocracy,’ says Rep. Jared Huffman. But Congress is more religious than the people it serves.

Roll Call

As yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads

Once again, federal budget negotiations are down to the last minute, and once again, GOP hardliners are in the middle of what might turn into a gridlock.

The Conversation

Up First briefing: Gaza hospitals can't function; Biden will meet with China's Xi

Gaza's largest hospitals have stopped working amid ground fighting and fuel shortages. The leaders of the U.S. and China plan to meet in California this week for their first in-person talks in a year.

WEKU

‘Curveball like no other:’ Johnson’s rise has K Street trying to keep up - Roll Call

Rep. Mike Johnson's short congressional career means lobbyists are scrambling to find a conduit to influence the new speaker.

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Salon

Mike Johnson's "biblical” economics

Author Katherine Stewart on how Mike Johnson ended up with so much power

WEKU

The White House and some Republicans pan Johnson's 2-part plan to avoid a shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson's temporary spending plan has already been met with opposition from Democrats and some Republicans.

The Conversation

Israel-Hamas War: What political consequences for Joe Biden?

On November 5, 2024, Americans will go to the polls to elect their next president. Traditionally, foreign policy doesn’t weigh much on the outcome of a American presidential election, but might the return of violence in the Middle East reverse this old trend?

France 24

US House speaker proposes two-step package to avoid partial govt shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2.

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Roll Call

Johnson offers up two-tiered stopgap funds plan - Roll Call

GOP speaker proposes to extend spending for some agencies to mid-January and others into February as a partial shutdown deadline nears.

Kiplinger

Democrats and Republicans Sidestep Tensions In Their Parties: The Kiplinger Letter

The country may be stuck with a closely divided House and a closely divided Senate for the foreseeable future.

Roll Call

Senate stopgap plan might extend to January, jettison war funds - Roll Call

Senate leaders are now actively considering a stopgap funding measure that runs through Jan. 19 and leaves out emergency spending for wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

The Guardian - US

Trump legal team expresses hope classified documents trial will not start in May – as it happened

Federal judge Aileen Cannon turned down request to move trial start date but delayed evidence deadlines that increase likelihood of eventual postponement

WEKU

Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan

Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.

WEKU

Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024

Experts say a right-wing campaign has cast efforts to combat rumors and conspiracy theories as censorship. As a result, they say, the tools to tamp down on election falsehoods have been scaled back.

Kiplinger

Government Shutdown Deadline Redux: How Could You Be Affected?

A new government shutdown is looming, which would impact many different government services.

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