The D.C. Beat
The House voted tonight to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). On a vote of 359 to 43, Johnson will retain his position as Speaker. 11 Republicans and 32 Democrats voted against the motion to table Greene’s “motion to vacate.” Here are the 11 Republicans who voted against […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have filed a “motion to vacate” in an effort to oust Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) from the role of Speaker of the House. Greene and Massie held a joint press conference where they criticized Johnson for his actions as Speaker. During the press conference, Greene […]
Colorado Congressman Ken Buck will be stepping down early from his seat he planned to retire from at the end of his term. Buck, who serves Colorado’s 4th District, put out the following statement: “It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years. I […]
Senator John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) is daring Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) to run for re-election in light of the current indictment Menendez is facing. Several months ago, Fetterman called for Menendez to resign after he and his wife were charged with bribery. Prosecutors claim that Menendez and his wife took bribes of cash, gold, a […]
House and Senate leaders have agreed on a Continuing Resolution that will cover government spending for a short period of time, which will keep the government from shutting down according to NBC News. The original deadlines for funding were covered until January 19 for some departments and February 2 for others. The new deadlines are […]
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R) has announced that she will run for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District seat, rather than run for re-election in the 3rd Congressional District. In 2022, Boebert defeated Democrat Adam Frisch in an election that took days after election night to announce a winner. Boebert won that race by 546 votes. Colorado’s […]