The caucus is recommending that members vote against the perennial defense authorization bill, in part because it could extend warrantless spying through this Congress.
Mike Johnson
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Spying Extension Angers Broad Majority Favoring Reform
Speaker Mike Johnson inserted a four-month extension of a warrantless spying program into the annual defense policy bill.
Posted inTAP
Borderline Inanity
Today on TAP: The immigration mess is not likely to be solved by a bipartisan deal.
Posted inPolitics
House Republicans Circle Their Own Budget Ouroboros Once More
Meet the new Speaker of the House, same as the old one.
Posted inPodcasts
Who Is Mike Johnson?
The Left Anchor hosts discuss the new speaker of the House, the end of democracy in North Carolina, and the latest from Gaza.
Posted inTAP
The New Speaker Is Not Just Trump’s Man; He’s Putin’s Man, Too
Today on TAP: Whence Mike Johnson’s opposition to funding Ukraine’s defense? Putin is his fellow gay-bashing bro.
Posted inPolitics
Electing a Speaker Isn’t the Hard Part
The governing slog for Mike Johnson begins.