House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote over the Iran warBy Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. House Republicans had planned to remain in session untilABC17News.com19d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentMike Johnsonhegseth impeachment vote
House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ riskBy Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence.” In a letter to the speaker, the Democrats cite potential threats, includingABC17News.com24d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityMike Johnsonai safeguards debate
Two Democrats bail out Speaker Mike Johnson after he faces internal revoltBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost control of the House floor — again — because of a group of disgruntled conservatives. Then a pair of Democrats stepped in to help. Two centrist Democrats, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, took the unusual step Tuesday ofABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentMarie Gluesenkamp PerezMike Johnsonhouse floor revolt
