U.S. Running Out of Money for Ukraine in War With Russia, White House Warns

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—The U.S. will be unable to continue providing more weapons and equipment to Ukraine if Congress doesn’t approve additional funding by the end of the year, the White House…

Mike Johnson Becomes Surprise Champion of More Ukraine Aid

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Less than one month before Mike Johnson’s sudden ascent to the speakership, the Louisiana Republican, then a little-known member, joined with most GOP lawmakers to vote against $300 million…

New Speaker Mike Johnson Confronts Old GOP Problems as Honeymoon Period Ends

[ad_1] Nov. 18, 2023 11:56 am ET WASHINGTON—Mike Johnson’s grace period is likely over with House Republicans, with griping and obstructionism firing up again from different wings of his party,…

US Prez Biden signs stopgap spending bill, averts government shutdown

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden signed the stopgap spending bill into law, preventing a government shutdown and initiating a contentious funding battle in the coming year, CNN reported on Friday…

Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Big Test in Averting Government Shutdown

[ad_1] Updated Nov. 14, 2023 8:14 am ET WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) is headed into a major test on Tuesday with a possible vote on his proposal temporarily…

Conservatives Won the Fight for House Speaker. Did They Also Put the GOP Majority at Risk?

[ad_1] Updated Oct. 28, 2023 12:09 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) House Republicans have elected the most conservative speaker of the last century, by some measures, the first…

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for US House speaker after Emmer

[ad_1] House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker, hours after an earlier pick, Rep. Tom Emmer, abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from…

House Republicans to Pick New Speaker Nominee After Weeks of False Starts

[ad_1] Updated Oct. 24, 2023 10:04 am ET WASHINGTON—Republicans sought to end a three-week-old political crisis by picking a House speaker nominee who could finally garner a majority of the…