U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed Britain’s Parliament on Tuesday, telling them that he had come to “calm the waters,” as tensions between Washington and its European allies have intensified in recent weeks over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. Johnson’s address — the first ever delivered by a sitting U.S. House speaker to […]
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Speaker Johnson ekes out healthcare bill victory after House GOP Obamacare rebellion
House Republicans passed a bill they say will lower healthcare costs for a broad swath of Americans by roughly 11%. It’s a victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who has been managing deep divisions within the House GOP on the topic of healthcare as insurance premiums are set to spike across the country in a […]
Speaker Johnson says second Venezuela boat strike ‘entirely appropriate’ after seeing classified video
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the military’s actions in the Caribbean on Sept. 2 were “entirely appropriate” after getting a classified video about the two strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. “The individuals on that vessel were not helpless castaways, they were drug runners on a capsized drug boat and by all indications attempting […]
Suspect admits to killing Ukraine’s ex-parliament speaker in comments for media
The suspect in the murder of Andrii Parubii said he wants to be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia to go look for his son’s body. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they […]
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine’s ex-parliament speaker shot dead in Lviv; Russia says war to continue
Key developments on Aug. 30-31: Ukraine’s ex-parliament speaker shot dead in Lviv ‘Wishful thinking, outright lies’ — Ukraine dismisses Russia’s claims of battlefield success Russia says the quiet part out loud — war in Ukraine to continue, more mass bombings of cities Trump considers – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is […]
BREAKING: Ukraine’s ex-parliament speaker shot dead in Lviv
Andrii Parubii, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, was shot dead, Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Aug. 30. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is […]
Ukraine considers easing travel ban for men ages 18-24, parliament speaker says
Ukrainian lawmakers are considering whether to allow men ages 18 to 24 to travel abroad, a move that would ease current wartime restrictions, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said on July 19. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does […]
Ukraine’s parliament working on bill to organize post-war elections, speaker says
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said on June 28 that Ukraine’s parliament is preparing a draft bill to hold elections following the end of the martial law period enacted as a result of the war. “We are working on this draft law, because for the next elections, a new special draft law is […]
Parliament speaker Stefanchuk blocks Poroshenko’s US trip to international security conference, party says
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk has blocked a planned international trip by European Solidarity leader Petro Poroshenko to the United States, the party said in a statement on April 2. Poroshenko had been scheduled to attend and speak at the annual international security conference titled “Challenges in the Global Political Landscape – How […]
College commencement speaker tells audience to donate to UNRWA instead of university
Middlebury College’s student commencement speaker encouraged her fellow graduates and alumni to pull their donations and instead support the people of Gaza during her speech. Film, media, culture and environmental studies major Faith Wood was chosen among a committee of students to represent the graduating class on Saturday with a final address. She spoke to […]
Speaker Johnson reveals how Trump wants Congress to handle business during the first hundred days
Newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is determined to push President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda forward as he reveals how the president-elect wants Congress to handle the reconciliation debacle. “I think at the end of the day, President Trump is going to prefer, as he likes to say, one big, beautiful bill,” Johnson admitted to “Sunday […]
John Boehner Retains Position As House Speaker Despite Some GOP Opposition
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to once again make John Boehner its speaker, handing the Ohio Republican the gavel for the third time despite a late challenge by dissatisfied members of his own party. Tuesday’s vote saw the m… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/john-boehner-house-speaker_n_6417628.html