Mike Johnson
Podcast: GOP Opposition to Ukraine Aid (w/ Curt Mills)
In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative. Mills previously worked at The National Interest, U.S. News & World Report, Washington Examiner, and the Spectator. He was a...
Congress Passes $61 Billion in Aid for Ukraine: A Beacon of Hope Amidst Conflict
After six months of debates, with 101 votes from Republicans and 210 votes from Democrats, Congress approved $61 billion in aid to Ukraine on Saturday. Many Ukrainians, particularly those on...
Mike Johnson’s Finest Hour will Enrage MAGA Republicans
Is House Speaker Mike Johnson a MAGA or Reagan Republican? In speaking to CNN, Johnson came down firmly on the side of the latter. “I’m a child of the ‘80s,”...
On Ukraine Aid, Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries Must Do the Right Thing
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appears to be on the verge of separating aid to Israel from that of Ukraine and Taiwan. He would propose four separate supplemental...
The Battle for Aid To Ukraine Is Just Getting Started
Is it all over? Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin has a gloomy take on the prospects for American aid to Ukraine today. It goes something like this: far-right House Republicans...