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Republicans in disarray
“#SpeakerJohnson is being lobbied by his members to raise the threshold required to trigger the procedure to oust the speaker, according to multiple GOP sources – a move that would help ensure the Louisiana Republican can pass foreign aid bills and still keep his job without needing to rely on Democrats to bail him out.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/politics/mike-johnson-speakership-rules?cid=ios_app
Saturday evening. 📌
“#SpeakerJohnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for #Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/mike-johnson-ukraine-aid?cid=ios_app
Here's his "backbone":
Via Biden-Harris HQ:
Tapper: If Trump wins and you keep the majority, will you bring the national abortion ban up for a vote?
#SpeakerJohnson: I don't even know what you're talking about
Tapper: The Life at Conception Act bans #abortion nationwide, you are a cosponsor of that
Put this on blast! [Gifted article, The Washington Post] Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been gathering data on the vulnerabilities of its Western adversaries, a classified Russian document shows. By Catherine Belton
Republicans in disarray
“A defiant House #SpeakerJohnson, facing growing threats to his speakership, said Tuesday he is not resigning and dismissed threats to his gavel as “absurd” after a second Republican member of Congress threatened to oust Johnson for his handling of legislation to send foreign aid to #Ukraine and #Israel.”
