U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport was backed by President-elect Trump to retain the top job in Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that any relief aid for California and Los Angeles is likely to require policy review first.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for expedited aid with no “strings attached” multiple times. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he “won’t commit” to providing aid without conditions to the flame-engulfed region of Los Angeles County.
Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.
Johnson also blasted California’s Democratic leadership, saying, "It appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty."
Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Newsom called on Johnson to show "compassion" and "care" after he entertained putting conditions on disaster relief aid for the Los Angeles fires.
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said he selected Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., to serve as the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, one day after Johnson made the stunning decision to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, from the role.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport has ordered the Capitol flags to be flown at full-staff during President-elect Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, suspending the mourning period of the ...
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