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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Mike Johnson faces "hell week" as Republicans defy Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference. Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable . But his rank-and-file have shown a new willingness to buck President Trump, who the speaker relies on to close tough votes. - The House will take up three contentious measures next week: A long-term extension of Section 702 FISA, the farm bill and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol. - "Next week is going to be hell week," Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) told reporters . Johnson's biggest headache may be the Senate-passed budget resolution to fund parts of…

House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference. Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable . But his rank-and-file have shown a new willingness to buck President Trump, who the speaker relies on to close tough votes. - The House will take up three contentious measures next week: A long-term extension of Section 702 FISA, the farm bill and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol. - "Next week is going to be hell week," Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) told reporters . Johnson's biggest headache may be the Senate-passed budget resolution to fund parts of…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - U.S. Soldier Arrested for Betting on Venezuela Raid

State of the Union: Gannon Ken Van Dyke won $400,000 on prediction markets bets about Venezuela. The post U.S. Soldier Arrested for Betting on Venezuela Raid appeared first on The American Conservative .

A U.S. soldier involved in the January capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested and charged with using classified information to win more than $400,000 on prediction-market bets, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Prosecutors said Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who helped plan the operation beginning in December, placed 13 bets on the prediction market Polymarket related to U.S. military action in Venezuela and Maduro’s removal from office. Van Dyke is now facing charges for commodities fraud, wire fraud, and the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain. “Our men and women in uniform are trusted with classified information in order to accomplish their mission as safely and…Open