Mike Johnson
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-LA-4)
2 articles
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House Kills Its Own Rule to Advance 18-Month FISA 702 Extension; 10-Day Bridge Becomes Public Law No. 119-84
H.R. 8035 — a three-paragraph bill that would have extended the warrantless-surveillance authority through October 20, 2027, with no privacy reforms — never reached a floor vote. The House rejected its rule of consideration on April 17 after the Rules Committee blocked an amendment to require a warrant for U.S.-person queries. Congress then passed a 10-day bridge, H.R. 8322, which President Trump signed the next day.
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72 Veterans and Military Family Members Arrested at Cannon Rotunda After Folding Flags for 13 U.S. Troops Killed in Iran War
Center on Conscience and War Executive Director Mike Prysner and a coalition of seven veterans' groups staged a flag-folding ceremony inside the House office building, demanded a meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson, and were zip-tied by Capitol Police after holding red tulips for Iranians killed by U.S. strikes.