The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to table Georgia firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s petition to remove Mike Johnson on Wednesday.
Read MoreHouse Tables Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Effort to Oust Mike Johnson as Speaker
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House Passes Bills Sending Foreign Aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, Package Headed to Senate
The House voted on Saturday to pass three foreign aid bills that will provide funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the full foreign aid package to the Senate to vote on.
Read MoreWisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher to Depart Congress in April, Leaving GOP with One Vote Majority
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., announced Friday that he would be resigning from Congress early, leaving the House GOP with a slim one-vote majority.
Read MoreKen Buck Signs Democratic Discharge Petition to Force Ukraine Aid Vote
Outgoing Colorado GOP Rep. Ken Buck on Thursday signed a Democratic discharge petition that seeks to force consideration of a Senate-passed foreign aid package that includes funds for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel.
Read MoreTaxpayers to Pay $3 Million for Mayorkas Impeachment Defense
The Department of Homeland Security so far has spent $3 million of taxpayer money to defend embattled Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas against impeachment by the House of Representatives, according to documents obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project.
The DHS contract with a law firm was to cover the cost of a failed attempt to stave off a House impeachment, as well as to defend President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary in a possible Senate trial.
Read MoreGOP-Led House Rejects Mayorkas Impeachment Resolution
The GOP-led House rejected on Tuesday evening a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Read MoreSenate Republicans to Block Border Deal, Putting Ukraine in Limbo
Senate Republicans will block a procedural motion this week to start debating a bipartisan border security deal following intense opposition to the legislation from the House GOP and former President Donald Trump.
The bill includes more than $60 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, and the move leaves funding for the war-torn nation in limbo, according to The Hill.
Read MoreHouse GOP Sets Date for Markup of Mayorkas Impeachment Articles
The House Homeland Security Committee will begin marking up impeachment articles against Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday.
The markup process will focus on Mayorkas’ alleged “high crimes and misdemeanors,” the committee announced Wednesday in a statement shared with the DCNF. The committee’s push to impeach Biden’s DHS secretary involves his handling of the southern border, which has been the center of record illegal immigration under his watch.
Read MoreHouse GOP Probes Biden Administration’s Opening of Public Lands to Potential Foreign Ownership
Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee have launched an investigation of the Biden Administration’s proposal to open public lands to private ownership, which includes the possibility of foreigners buying such land.
According to Fox News, the effort is being led by Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), who informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the investigation’s launch. The proposed rule change from the SEC would allow for a new type of public company, referred to as Natural Asset Companies (NACs), to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Read MoreHouse GOP Moves to Hold Hunter Biden in Contempt
The House Oversight Committee announced Friday it will move next week to hold Hunter Biden in contempt Congress for refusing to submit to an interview under subpoena in his father’s impeachment inquiry.
The committee’s move under Chairman James Comer sets up a high stakes showdown in the shadows of the 2024 election where Joe Biden is seeking re-election.
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