Cory Mills

One House Republican, Rep. Tom Massie, R-Ky., voted against the legislation.

House Republicans on Tuesday advanced their bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the legislation later in the day. The chamber voted 216-214 to adopt a rule — which governs debate on legislation — for Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) continuing resolution. The measure would keep the government funded through Sept. [...]

President Donald Trump is working the phones to convince House Republicans to vote for a government funding bill that would make billions in cuts to infrastructure projects, education, and veterans’ health care while also increasing funding for Trump's deportation force and allowing co-President Elon Musk to make devastating cuts to the federal budget that could crash the economy.House Republicans, who did not negotiate with Democrats on the plan, are hoping to pass the funding bill and leave town, which they think will allow them to blame a government shutdown on Senate Democrats if the Senate fails to pass the legislation before the government runs out of money on Friday at midnight. But with an extremely narrow majority, and with House Democrats in firm opposition to the plan, Republicans will have to keep their entire conference together to get the funding bill over the finish line. And that's requiring Trump to twist arms to convince the handful of GOP holdouts to vote for the bill.Trump is selling the plan to Republicans by telling them that even though the budget doesn’t make the massive cuts to federal agencies that Republicans want, co-President Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency will simply refuse to spend the money Congress is appropriating in the funding bill. Politico reported:Trump and White House officials have been telling GOP holdouts who want more spending cuts that the administration will pursue impoundment—that is, holding back federal funding already appropriated by Congress—according to two Republicans who were in a recent meeting with the president.That’s the main reason House Democrats say they firmly oppose the funding bill, and plan to vote against it en masse.“Republicans temporarily control the House, Senate and the presidency. Instead of using their majority to make life better for the American people, Donald Trump and House Republicans are crashing the economy and hurting hard-working American families. And now extreme MAGA Republicans want to shut down the government,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Tuesday. “The House Republican so-called spending bill does nothing to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Quite the opposite. The Republican bill dramatically cuts health care, nutritional assistance for children and families and veterans benefits. It is not something we could ever support.”Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of KentuckyFor now, according to Politico, Reps. Tony Gonzales, Tim Burchett, Cory Mills, Rich McCormick, Beth Van Duyne, Kat Cammack, Andy Ogles, and Brian Fitzpatrick have not yet agreed to vote for the bill. Meanwhile, Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is a firm no.However, Ogles posted a video to X on Monday night that said that so long as the bill does not change, he will “likely support it.”And Trump is working the phones to get the rest of those lawmakers onboard—something that could happen as Republicans have shown time and again that they are too scared to be on the wrong side of their Dear Leader.Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts made that point Monday night at a House Rules Committee meeting in which Republicans teed up the funding bill for a vote as early as Tuesday before the full House."You probably will have the votes because even the so-called principled conservatives who don’t like [continuing resolutions], I think they are suffering from Victoria Spartz syndrome, where on Monday they are a hard ‘no’ and then on Tuesday they are a hard ‘yes,’" McGovern said, referring to the Indiana Republican lawmaker who said she was voting against Trump's bill to slash Medicaid funding in order to pay for tax cuts for the rich, only to turn around and vote for it.House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he’s confident the bill will pass, predicting that Massie will be the only Republican to vote “no.”"We'll have the votes. We're gonna pass the CR. We can do it on our own,” Johnson said at a news conference.xMike Johnson: "We'll have the votes. We're gonna pass the CR. We can do it on our own."— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-03-11T14:28:50.837ZAs the clock ticks down to Friday at midnight, when the government is set to run out of funding, Trump is growing increasingly angry at Republicans not yet on board with the plan. He publicly threatened to recruit a primary challenger against Massie, who is not expected to change his decision to vote against the funding bill."Congressman Thomas Massie, of beautiful Kentucky, is an automatic 'NO' vote on just about everything, despite the fact that he has always voted for Continuing Resolutions in the past," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "HE SHOULD BE PRIMARIED, and I will lead the charge against him. He’s just another GRANDSTANDER, who’s too much trouble, and not worth the fight. He reminds me of Liz Chaney before her historic, record breaking fall (loss!). The people of Kentucky won’t stand for it, just watch. DO I HAVE ANY TAKERS???"(It's worth noting Trump has tried to oust Massie in a primary in the past, and failed.)Ultimately, while the government funding bill is not yet on firm ground, Republicans have a few things going for them.First, Punchbowl News reported that as many as five House Democrats could miss the vote, which would give Johnson breathing room. And never underestimate Republicans' ability to fold under pressure from Trump. Thank you to the Daily Kos community who continues to fight so hard with Daily Kos. Your reader support means everything. We will continue to have you covered and keep you informed, so please donate just $3 to help support the work we do.

It becomes a Schumer shutdown at this point

Vice President Vance delivered a closing pitch in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) government funding bill during the House GOP’s private conference meeting on Tuesday, hours before the lower chamber is scheduled to vote on the measure. Members said that Vance argued that the six-month funding measure would allow the Trump administration and Department [...]

Bills on abortion and immigration provided a glimpse into how Democrats will approach the second Donald Trump presidency.

Flags are supposed to be lowered for 30 days to honor former President Jimmy Carter.

'I don't want to do anything to inhibit getting the agenda accomplished,' the Florida governor said.

More than 30 House Republicans voted against the government funding bill to avert a shutdown on Friday night. The legislation cleared the lower chamber with a 366-34-1 vote, surpassing the two-thirds requirement needed as the Republican House leadership brought it up under the suspension of the rules process. Every member of the Democratic caucus, outside [...]

A new economic projection suggests Congress could be headed for a showdown over the U.S. debt limit by mid-June.

Just how tight was the battle for control of the House? Well, consider that if just three additional races had broken in Democrats’ favor, we would have had to wait for nearly a month on vote counting in California to determine which party had won the majority. And if that had happened, we might still [...]The post At the Races: Full House appeared first on Roll Call.

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., plans to introduce a measure to abolish the ATF which then-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., previously introduced in 2023.

Democrats’ willingness to commit governmental overreach with disregard for the U.S. Constitution practically harms the very constituencies they portray to represent.

Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Cory Mills (R-FL) floated possible criminal cases against special counsel Jack Smith, Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter, Democratic fundraiser Loren Merchan, over prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.Merchan oversaw a criminal case where Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in New York. Smith brought charges against Trump for trying to subvert the 2020 presidential election and mishandling classified documents.During a segment on Fox News on Sunday, host Maria Bartiromo wondered what would become of "the criminal cases brought forth by Biden's DOJ and Democrat state prosecutors against President-elect Donald Trump.""But what I will tell you, Maria, is that Jack Smith violated the Constitution," Luna opined. "And I'm really happy that Jim Jordan and House Judiciary is telling him to preserve evidence because even after President Trump is elected, we need to ensure that this never happens to any other candidate for president ever again.""And so we have to follow through, see who exactly ordered that," she continued. "And if it means that we need to bring criminal prosecution, I think that we need to."Mills agreed with Luna but said that punishment for the Trump prosecutions should include additional names."But I also look at the fact that this shows the Department of Injustice and this shows the actual corruption and cooperation that was going on in the White House," Mills asserted. "Look at what was happening in Georgia with Fani Willis, where we've now found out that Nathan Wade had multiple calls with the White House.""Let's look at Judge Merchan and his daughter, who was actually a fundraiser and was actually trying to support Kamala Harris and Joe Biden when it came to raising funds on the back of President Trump being in the New York court system," he added. "So I think that what we're seeing right now is that the Department of Injustice and the lawfare that was going on is now coming to a screeching halt with President-elect Donald Trump come back into office."ALSO READ: 'I don't know how that happened': Senior Dems saw writing on wall in PennsylvaniaLuna said she had a "good feeling" that Trump would appoint "someone that will go through the DOJ and really weed out a lot of the weaponization.""It is now a bright day in America," she insisted. "I think that we're all very excited that President Trump won."Watch the video below from Fox News or at the link.

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Georgia Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson wants term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, saying such reforms are necessary to eliminate the possibility of "long-term rot and decay."

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joined "Fox News Sunday," where he addresses claims that FEMA diverted disaster relief funds to immigration efforts.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is under fire for apparently contradicting herself regarding the use of FEMA funds for illegal immigrants.

Wednesday night’s vote also showed that former President Trump is intent on forcing a government shutdown, as are other Republicans unwilling to work with Speaker Johnson.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leadership encountered resistance from all corners of the GOP conference to their government funding bill last week. The measure was intended to be the opening salvo in the budget showdown with Democrats, but Johnson was forced to cancel a planned vote on it Wednesday when it became clear it [...]

On the anniversary of 9/11, White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby dismissed responding to veterans who are critical of the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Johnson can only afford to lose the support of four Republicans on a party-line vote if there are no absences.

'I believe we'll get there'

House Republicans will vote on a Donald Trump-backed plan to avoid a shutdown, tied to a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

The already-rocky gambit to avert a government shutdown is the last legislative trial for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) before the November election, and it could have major implications for his political future. Successfully enacting conservative priorities or extending funding into next year with the hopes of avoiding an end-of-year omnibus would be a major win [...]

'This whole idea of negligence'

Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., are leading the official probe, which is being paralleled by an unsanctioned group of lawmakers and experts.

Dueling Monday events focused on the assassination attempt against former President Trump highlighted the challenge that the official House task force investigating the attack could have in keeping the effort bipartisan and apolitical. In its first in-person and public official action, members of the bipartisan task force toured the Butler, Pa., Farm Show site where [...]

COLUMBIA — Florida defense contractor and U.S. Army sniper Cory Mills was not yet even a member of Congress when he made his first mission overseas.

The leaders of the House task force created to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Trump are feeling the time pressure to investigate the shooting in just a few short months — and keep the panel that got strikingly bipartisan support from succumbing to spectacle. Task force Chair Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and ranking member [...]

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) on Monday pledged to fund a "parallel independent investigation" into the attempted assassination of former President Trump, expressing disappointment at not being selected to sit on the task force to investigate the rally shooting. Speaker Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) earlier on Monday announced the 13 members [...]

There was bipartisan agreement in getting to the bottom of the failures and negligence that led to the attempted assassination of former President Trump upon the naming of a new task force.

A former White House doctor released a letter Friday stating that former President Trump is “rapidly recovering" following the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Who has endorsed Kamala Harris for president now that Joe Biden has dropped out? Here is a list of the current Democrats who support her, and a few notable figures who haven't yet.

A number of Democratic lawmakers, governors and past leaders were quick to rally behind Vice President Harris as she pursues the Democratic Party's presidential nomination following President Biden's withdrawal from the race. Shortly after dropping out of the presidential race, Biden endorsed Harris as his successor, stating it is "time to come together and beat" [...]

Fox News Digital sat down new Trump campaign senior advisor Alina Habba, who gave a preview of the former president's highly anticipated RNC speech.

MILWAUKEE — Again and again this week at their convention, Republicans have railed against a mysterious enemy responsible for many of Donald Trump's problems: "They."Why it matters: To Trump supporters speaking here, "they" are responsible for Trump's convictions in New York, his federal indictments, his multimillion-dollar fines in civil lawsuits, record illegal border crossings — and even the attempt to assassinate Trump last weekend. In Trump's MAGA world, exactly who "they" are usually isn't defined. But it's typically some combination of Democrats, the federal government, what the former president's supporters call media "elites," and other shadowy forces.Zoom in: It's all an escalation of the GOP's rhetoric about elitist forces working behind the scenes to take down Trump, whose political identity is partly rooted in playing a victim who's seeking retribution.Concepts like "the swamp" and the "deep state," working in the shadows against conservatives, have become key parts of the MAGA ideology and have even fueled conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. Now, even more mainstream Republican leaders are implying a connection between media bias, various legal investigations and the shooting — without explicitly naming the culprits.What they're saying: "They said [Trump] was a tyrant. They say he must be stopped at all costs," vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said during his prime-time speech Wednesday night."They literally shot him," Vance claimed at a press conference earlier in the day, referring to last weekend's shooting that authorities say was done by a 20-year-old registered Republican."They use the unelected bureaucracy to impose their will on us without our consent, and they weaponize political power to target their political opponents, like they've done to our own nominee," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his speech Tuesday."Now, Donald Trump stands in their way, and he stands up for America."Between the lines: In reality, "they" are a composite of real but distinct controversies — often the most radical or exaggerated elements of the left — that together offer a single target to demonize."First they tried to silence him. Then they tried to imprison him. Now they try to kill him," Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) tweeted after Trump's assassination attempt.In an interview with CNN Tuesday, Mills clarified that he wasn't necessarily suggesting President Biden was responsible for the shooting. But when pressed to be specific about who "they" is, he said that was up for investigators to determine.Zoom in: There are real and serious questions about how law enforcement failed to prevent the attempted assassination at Trump's rally in Butler, Pa., last Saturday — violence that stunned the nation and drew calls from both parties to lower the temperature of political discourse.But a political motive has yet to be determined, and there's no evidence Democrats incited the shooter.To make the narrative more straightforward, Republicans have leaned on a generic bogeyman they've cast as being responsible for years of alleged "witch hunts" against Trump.And as the GOP convention has shown this week, that bogeyman is quite useful in rallying Republicans against a common enemy.