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The heated exchange over an FBI oversight provision has spilled onto social media, with Johnson claiming he supports her measure while Stefanik insists he "torpedoed" it.
Elise Stefanik accused the House Speaker of "blocking" her efforts and siding with a prominent Trump critic.
Congresswoman and New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republicans for Democrats seeking to block an amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act that Stefanik advocated.
The Shreveport Republican faces challenges ranging from health care costs to Russia sanctions to how members of Congress buy and sell stocks.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a potential political firestorm in the coming weeks as a few Republican dissenters aim to use a rare procedural mechanism to force legislation on a stock trading ban and Russian sanctions onto the House floor.
A spat over college sports nearly derailed House business for the week as a trio of conservatives vented that leadership was pressing too hard for the SCORE Act, a bill that regulates pay for student-athletes.
As Democrat Aftyn Behn closes the gap in a historically GOP district, Speaker Mike Johnson seeks to defend Republicans' razor-thin House majority.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Aftyn Behn took the stage at her campaign gathering after losing the Tennessee special election to Republican candidate Van Epps.