WASHINGTONPOST (Jarrell Dillard) - Senior House leader to talk about Republicans targeting ‘communism’ in midterms
Conference chairwoman Lisa McClain will focus on Democratic policies, including those on immigration.
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Mike Johnson backs ban on lawmakers dating Hill staff
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Axios Tuesday he supports banning members of Congress from having romantic or sexual relationships with Capitol Hill staff, adding momentum to a discussion about tightening House workplace rules. Why it matters: Congress has been rocked this year by a series of sexual misconduct scandals , prompting bipartisan conversations about reforming how the House deals with sexual harassment and misconduct. - "I think it's inappropriate, as it would be in any workplace," Johnson told Axios when asked about lawmakers engaging in relationships with staffers. - "We should, at a bare minimum in Congress, have, you know, rules and traditions that are adhered to in corporate America, so that's an easy one for…
HUFFPOST - MAGA Lawmaker Mocked For ‘Embarrassingly Idiotic’ Meltdown Over Canada
Rep. Lisa McClain slammed Canada over wildfire smoke entering the United States from across the border.
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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Trump throws Mike Johnson a lifeline on the SAVE Act
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged from a White House meeting Thursday with two much-needed wins: - President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to stop tanking procedural votes , which could help unstick the House floor. - Johnson officially transmitted the bipartisan housing bill to the White House, a sign of confidence that it's on track to become law after Trump had refused to sign it just a day earlier. Why it matters: The SAVE America Act has consumed the House GOP, with some Republicans frustrated that a bill they've already passed three times is now paralyzing their agenda. - Johnson was forced to scrap votes and end the House's workweek early after conservatives made clear they would tank rule votes on the floor over the…
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Johnson calls out GOP Senate over "joke" of a DHS plan
Sharp differences between House and Senate GOP leaders burst into the open this afternoon, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) two-step plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security and then ICE the first casualty. Why it matters: The collapse was public — and painful. Blame flew freely, with House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump weighing in. - "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson (R-La.) said. - Johnson claimed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was the "engineer" of the plan, but his anger at the Senate — where not a single GOP lawmaker objected — was unmistakable. - "I'm quite convinced that it can't be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill." State…