Politics update

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) sent lawmakers home early for a long weekend to tend to a different priority: Catching a flight to Paris.  The New Republic reported Friday that Johnson — who still has yet to present a plan to fund the government before the November 18 deadline — gaveled the House of Representatives out of session on Thursday so he can make it to the Worldwide Freedom Initiative's upcoming conference in Paris, France, where he's due to speak Friday night. "We are just 8 days away from a devastating government shutdown — and instead of working in a bipartisan way to keep the government open, Speaker Johnson sent Congress home early for the weekend," tweeted Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia). "This is completely unacceptable."

 

Republicans against Trump- Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans In a closed-door meeting that there is “insufficient evidence at the moment to initiate formal impeachment proceedings" against President Biden, the Washington Post reports.