Speaker Johnson has ‘real reservations’ as House mulls George Santos expulsion Wednesday, November 29 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he has "real reservations" about the upcoming vote to expel Rep. George Santos, citing concerns that removing a member without being convicted would establish a bad precedent.But despite those reservations, Santos appears poised to become the... Read More.
Speaker Mike Johnson meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago after going ‘all in’ on former president Wednesday, November 22 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday night, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.The meeting, which took place at a fundraiser for Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., marked... Read More.
With GOP opposition, Speaker Mike Johnson would need Democratic votes to pass plan to avert shutdown Monday, November 13 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House is set to vote Tuesday on a plan newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson has pitched to avert a looming government shutdown -- yet enough of his Republican hard-liners have now said they'll oppose the funding measure that he'll have to rely... Read More.
Speaker Mike Johnson pitches Republicans on plan to avert government shutdown Saturday, November 11 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With just six days until a government shutdown, newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is pitching Republicans Saturday on his plan to avert a shutdown.Johnson told the Republican lawmakers on a conference call that he is moving forward with a two-step government funding plan... Read More.
DuBois VFW Post 813 to honor local veterans with special service Saturday, November 11 by Louise Bennett DUBOIS – Today is Veteran's Day. The DuBois VFW Post 813 will pay tribute to our local veterans this morning with a special honor service at 11. Tune in for the live broadcast of the annual Veteran's Day... Read More.
DuBois VFW Post 813 to hold tribute in honor of Veteran’s Day Friday, November 10 by Louise BennettDUBOIS – Tomorrow, Saturday, is Veteran's Day.The DuBois VFW Post 813 will pay tribute to our veterans with a special honor service at 11am.Tune in for the live broadcast of the annual Veteran's Day service on Connect FM.The DuBois Vocal Arts Ensemble will be... Read More.
Speaker Mike Johnson tells Senate Republicans he’s open to Ukraine aid, but Israel aid will have to move first and separately Thursday, November 2 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- New House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with Senate Republicans Wednesday about his controversial Israel-only aid package in an effort to gain their support, telling them that he wants to get additional aid for Ukraine passed, but the Israel aid will likely have... Read More.
Biden team sees 2024 opportunity with Republicans’ new speaker, and more campaign takeaways Thursday, October 26 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House at last has a new speaker and the 2024 presidential field has thoughts.Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy says he's scheduled another debate -- but not with a GOP rival. And Nikki Haley picked up a notable endorsement.Here are campaign takeaways for Wednesday:Republican... Read More.
Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson? Wednesday, October 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, a conservative hard-liner, staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, and a 2020 election denier, was elected House speaker Wednesday after three failed GOP tries to choose a leader over three weeks.Johnson's election is the latest twist in the... Read More.
House speaker vote live updates: Speaker Mike Johnson projects unity, expects ‘aggressive’ House schedule Wednesday, October 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Mike Johnson became the GOP's last man standing on Tuesday night after winning the House speaker nomination from his party. He becomes the fourth speaker designee. The House is expected to vote on Johnson as speaker Wednesday afternoon.It took several rounds... Read More.
