Now they are seeking to use the leverage they won then to get their way on the foreign aid bill. By Catie Edmondson Reporting from the Capitol Speaker Mike Johnson’s push to advance an aid ...
When President Joe Biden called Mike Johnson Monday night to discuss the speaker’s complex plan for moving nearly $100 billion of foreign aid through the House, he shared serious doubts.
“All signs are blinking red right now, and I think the White House is really concerned about where things are headed,” said one foreign policy expert in touch with the White House, granted ...
The House of Representatives is voting on whether to proceed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid proposal on Friday after it cleared its first key procedural hurdle with ...
But, somewhat unexpectedly, Trump rallied to Johnson’s side, praising their “very good relationship” after Johnson journeyed to Mar-a-Lago last week. “I stand with the Speaker,” Trump ...
over his plan for foreign aid. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., released a statement shortly after Johnson's plan – four bills that amount to $95 billion in spending – survived a key procedural vote ...
Johnson, not even six months into the job, is now facing yet another major test that promises to shape his speakership going forward: Can he move the foreign aid bills and save his job as Speaker ...
All eyes are on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this week as he is expected to put foreign aid legislation on the floor — a move that is taking on increased importance after Iran’s attack on ...
By holding separate votes on each aid package and then sewing them back together, Johnson is trying to squeeze the aid through the House’s political divisions on foreign policy.The top Democrat ...