“I stand with the speaker” Trump concludes

Trump when asked about MTG’s motion to vacate threat against Johnson:

“We’re getting along very well with the speaker and I get along with Marjorie. .. It’s not a very easy situation for any speaker. … I’m sure that Marjorie understands that and I know she has a lot of respect…

“It’s unfortunate that people keep bringing it up,” Trump says of motion to vacate

Non-citizens can’t vote in federal elections & haven’t been able to do so for decades

Johnson: We will grow our House majority, win the Senate and take back the White House

Trump on Johnson: 'He's doing a really good job under tough circumstances.'

Trump & Speaker Mike Johnson after meeting here at Mar-a-Lago

Trump endorses the opponent of Dan Newhouse who is one of the two remaining Republicans in the House who voted to impeach him

NEW: The MD Dem Senate primary is tightening a month out from election day.

Internal polling shows Alsobrooks down three points to Trone — within margin of error.

Other public polls over the last month have shown it tightening.

axios.com/2024/04/12/dem…

My latest: McCaul tells me that passing aid to Ukraine and Israel needs to happen next week.

“The longer you wait, the harder it’s gonna get,” McCaul told us. “We’re running out of time. We can’t go through another recess and do nothing.”

WOW -- BIGGS' WARRANT AMENDMENT TIED 212-212

amendment FAILS

👀Democratic Rep. Jonathan Jackson shook MTG’s hand and said “keep up the good work” outside the chamber

Interesting to see the friendly banter from Dems as she pushes her efforts to oust Johnson

MTG's meeting with Mike Johnson this week has done little to quell the tensions between the two, per a new fundraising email from her campaign.

'It's clear: Speaker Mike Johnson has joined 'The Company' that is the Swamp.'

'Johnson’s betrayal runs deep.'

This is really interesting. Progressives not paying dues (esp big fundraisers like AOC) has long been a frustration of leadership

But it’s not just them. Several ranking committee members and some other prominent Dems don’t contribute to the campaign arm either

HOUSE PASSES FISA RULE

213-208

FIVE Rs not voting. No Rs voted against the rule

House passes rule for FISA bill 213-208 after 19 conservatives tanked it earlier this week

It passed on party lines today.

McCaul says because the situation is “so dire in Israel and Ukraine,” he believes the foreign aid package needs to get done “next week” in the House

Johnson also rolling out challenger endorsements:

Johnson is backing Matt Gunderson to defeat Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), Kevin Coughlin to unseat Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) and Monique DeSpain to topple Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.).