The House took their first votes after a weeklong recess but there was one notable absence: GA Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. 

Earlier this evening Johnson told CNN he hasn’t talked to Rep Greene about the motion to vacate.

Are you feeling like motion to vacate may be triggered this week?

GAETZ: “I sure hope not”

Speaker Johnson indicates he hasn’t spoken to Rep MTG re her motion to vacate

Hardliner AZ GOP Rep Eli Crane says he doesn’t think motion to vacate will be triggered

“I don't personally think so based on what I'm hearing”

Stunning

President Biden: “Kelly O’Donnell, President of the White House Correspondent’s Association, but KellyO, let’s be honest, you’re way too young to be President.”

Iconic Kelly O'Donnell 👑

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THIS IS THE BEST NEWS! The Pete’s staff are the nicest people in the world & Xing Xing going missing lately was deeply frustrating & saddening to them. Such a welcome miracle!

Sad news. RIP.

With Payne’s passing and the resignation of Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallacher, Democrats will have 212 members in the House and Republicans 217.

The narrow divide gives House Speaker Mike Johnson just a two-vote margin on party line votes Kristin Wilson

It’s a sad day here at the The Black Caucus with the passing of one of our very own, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr..

I knew the Congressman long before I came to the CBC. I spent a lot of time in his district over the years and he was beloved.

The front page of today’s Wall Street Journal.

Free Evan now

Israel, Indo-Pacific, and Ukraine aid + TikTok — and now this? What a rollercoaster of a week on Capitol Hill. 🥲

MIRACLE AT PETE’S DINER 🐱

Xing Xing, a neighborhood treasure, was lost on January 15th at 10:30am

After 3 long months… missing kitty posters and a ransom note….

Xing Xing strutted back in on April 20th at 10:30am

IM CRYING 😭

“Comer is hoping Jesus comes so he can get out,” one of the GOP lawmakers who spoke to Comer told CNN. “He is fed up.”

Comer recently approached one of his Republican colleagues and made a blunt admission: He was ready to be “done with” the impeachment inquiry into Biden

👀👀👀 always read ⁦Annie Grayer⁩ ⁦Melanie Zanona⁩ cnn.com/2024/04/24/pol…

100%. U.S. House History is such a great resource. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned from reading about the history of Congress, it’s rare that something happens today that’s actually unprecedented.

From a phone call with Hakeem Jeffries after Iran attacked Israel to prayer to deciding what he learned from intel briefings was more important than pleasing his right wing: how Mike Johnson came around on Ukraine aid

W/⁦Melanie Zanona⁩ ⁦Manu Raju⁩ cnn.com/2024/04/21/pol…

In addition to this intel briefing from Burns, Johnson — soon after becoming speaker — also heard from former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who communicated the urgent need to approve Ukraine aid.

MUCH more on Johnson’s evolution on Ukraine: cnn.com/2024/04/21/pol…

New — How Speaker Johnson navigated the warring wings in the House GOP to get Ukraine aid passed. Details on his conversations with Jeffries, classified briefings and the pressure campaign on both sides.

“He was torn between trying to save his job and do the right thing,” McCaul…

During intense huddle on floor btwn Johnson & hardliners this week, Al Green started the pledge of allegiance.

The group stopped, turned to front of room, put their hands over their heart & recited the pledge, per GOP member. Then they turned back around and resumed arguing.