News about John Boehner

After debating whether to risk his job amid renewed threats, Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with a foreign aid plan that includes separate votes on money for Israel , Ukraine and Taiwan. In a last-minute decision, he's adding a fifth bill that includes elements of the' House's Republican-only border security bill that was already passed last year, Johnson texted his conference Wednesday morning. The package in total would offer $26 billion to Israel, $60 billion to Ukraine and $8 billion to the Indo-Pacific, a combination of military and humanitarian aid. It would be made up of four separate bills, including one for each region.

During a discussion moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity, Newsom claimed DeSantis, while a member of Congress'supported amnesty' for migrants who entered the country unlawfully. "You supported John Boehner's bill; You promoted Obama's efforts to advance comprehensive reform,' said Newsom, who described DeSantis as "the last person you should talk to on the topic of immigration." DeSantis, a congressman from 2013 to 2019 before seeking governor, slammed the assertion as 'false' and said he'killed John Boehner's bill.'

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House Speaker, putting an end to a three-week deadlock in Congress' lower chamber.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, says she received a 'barrage of calls' as well as a 'credible' death threat after casting a vote against Jim Jordan for speaker.

Jordan will not win, according to Don Bacon, a Nebraska congressman whose wife received anonymous texts threatening him if he did not approve Jim Jordan as the next House speaker. Jordan intends to hold a third vote on Thursday to try to secure the speakership. On Tuesday, he gained fewer votes than the first election, which was more than the second. Jordan's count was 'going backwards,' according to Bacon.

Beltway Republicans are more cost-effective than their Democratic counterparts, or at least, that seems to be the case on the golf course. The Washington, D.C., top-100 golfers has been included on Golf Digest's list of presidents, senators, lawmakers, lobbyists, and political titans. 34 members of the Grand Old Party made the list in total, compared to just 10 Democrats. Not only does the Republicans usually get 18 holes in fewer strokes than Democrats, but their top politicians also outperform the opposition party at the highest levels of power.

Paul Pelosi appeared alongside wife Nancy Pelosi at a reception to unveil the portrait of the outgoing first Madam Speaker, the same day his suspected hammer attacker appeared in court. Before the curtains opened, the House Speaker thanked her husband, donning a suit and a fedora that covered much of his head, for remaining by her side during her two decades of Democratic rule. After being reportedly assaulted in his house by intruder David DePape, Paul Pelosi was hospitalized and underwent skull surgery for a skull fracture.