WASHINGTON—With the government shutdown showing no signs of ending, House Speaker Mike Johnson told The Daily Wire that Democrats are &#8220;wandering in the wilderness,&#8221; without a leader or policy platform.
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s the leaders of these radical leftist groups that are leading Chuck Schumer around as if he has a nose ring,&#8221; Johnson said in a Friday interview with Republican lawmakers.
“They don&#8217;t have a platform they can run on. They don’t have a policy that is palatable to the American people. They were roundly refuted, of course, in the last election, and they&#8217;re wandering in the wilderness.&#8221;
“When you don&#8217;t stand for something, you fall for anything,&#8221; Johnson added. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re seeing right now.&#8221;
Johnson also said he doesn’t believe Democrats have an “identified leader,&#8221; referencing former President Donald Trump’s October 7<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnRQP628zfM" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> press conference</a>, where he claimed the party has “no leader.”
Johnson challenged Democrats to name the leader of their party, stating: “I don’t think they can — they don’t have one.”
The Speaker said he believes that the &#8220;most radical fringe voices in the party&#8221; took over during President Joe Biden’s administration, whom he described as “personally checked out.&#8221;
&#8220;I think they guided and pushed so many of the decisions of that administration, and I think they&#8217;re feeling empowered,&#8221; Johnson said.
While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer supported a continuing resolution earlier this year in March, Johnson pointed to the Senate New York Democrat&#8217;s recent reversal.
Schumer has been objecting to the House&#8217;s resolution over healthcare provisions, with a proposal<a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/more-lies-from-johnson-and-gop-leader-schumer-debunks-gop-lies-and-deception-amid-trump-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> he said</a> &#8220;aims to reverse the Republicans’ devastating cuts to Medicaid and extend the [Affordable Care Act] tax credits.”
&#8220;The party tried to descend upon the head of Chuck Schumer in March, when he voted the right way to keep the government open, and he is no longer willing to submit to that pain, and so he&#8217;s going to inflict pain on everybody else,” Johnson said.
Johnson warned that it is “dangerous” for the American people and the country to have “the most radical fringe groups in America guiding policy for one of the two major parties.”
The Daily Wire also spoke with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who made it clear where he thinks Democratic leadership is headed.
&#8220;Mamdani is about to become the leader of the party. I mean, there&#8217;s no doubt, he is speaking for the core of the new far-left base of the Democrat party,&#8221; Scalise said.
Scalise was referencing Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race who has<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdanis-campaign-caught-in-foreign-donation-scandal" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> reportedly</a> faced criticism over nearly $13,000 in foreign contributions that may breach campaign finance laws.
Scalise went on to say that the power center of the party has shifted firmly to the socialist Left.
“They&#8217;re either endorsing him or quietly meeting with him, but there is not a single prominent Democrat who&#8217;s denounced the vile things he said about Israel, about [the] October 7 attacks from Hamas two years ago, any of that because they&#8217;re scared to death of him, because he&#8217;s about to be the leader of their party.&#8221;
Johnson pointed out that while some say this is great news for Republicans because they now have a &#8220;foil,&#8221; it’s still “terribly dangerous for the future of our country to have a rise of actual open Marxists now being elected to office.&#8221; Johnson also stressed that it’s “something that we’ve got to confront head on.”
Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger also pointed to a glaring absence of Democratic leadership, asking, “Where are the veterans who served standing up to say, ‘enough is enough’?”
He pressed further by questioning why Democrats with military backgrounds, or those with family members serving, aren’t stepping forward to say the same.
&#8220;Why are we not doing the right thing? It&#8217;s because they&#8217;re caving and bowing down to this radical side that has shown that they have the aptitude for violence, that has shown that they have a desire for an anarchist mentality, and it&#8217;s really dangerous,&#8221; Pfluger said.
Pfluger argued that Democrats have made a critical miscalculation regarding President Trump.
&#8220;What a contrast between what they&#8217;re doing, which is obstructing any and all prosperity and security measures that the United States can take, and here&#8217;s President Trump, who&#8217;s jumping in, and he&#8217;s closing a major and historic peace deal in the Middle East, bringing together so many different countries and solving an issue that nobody else can solve,&#8221; Pfluger said.
Despite ongoing obstruction from the “radical Left,” Pfluger said the president is relentlessly pushing forward.
He believes Democrats “miscalculated” the government shutdown because Trump “just keeps on going,” making progress on the agenda “that the American people so desperately elected him to do.”
Scalise said Republicans will continue to work to “get the facts out — whether the mainstream media covers it or not.”
“We&#8217;re going to keep fighting and glad President Trump is continuing to do his job, despite the Democrats trying every day to block everything he does,” Scalise said.
Another vote for the Senate to pass the House-passed continuing resolution to reopen the government is expected to take place Tuesday evening, around 5:30 p.m.

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Speaker Johnson Says Dems Are ‘Wandering In The Wilderness’ With No Leader And No Platform

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As a government shutdown looms in the very near future, the topic at the forefront of discussions across the Sunday morning political talk shows was funding the government: who is holding the most leverage, who — if anyone — is willing to budge, and what will happen if they can&#8217;t come to an agreement?
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
After previously canceling a meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — and declaring their demands for a potential deal to be &#8220;ridiculous,&#8221; Trump has reportedly agreed to a rescheduled meeting to discuss plans to avoid a shutdown. Republicans and Democrats alike addressed what such a deal might look like — and thus far, a consensus it is not.
Jeffries, for example, told ABC News host Martha Raddatz on &#8220;This Week&#8221; that he was willing to sit down with anyone who was interested in finding a path forward to funding the government.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve made clear that we&#8217;re ready, willing, and able to sit down with anyone at any time and at any place in order to make sure that we can actually fund the government,&#8221; he said.
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“We&#8217;ve made clear that we&#8217;re ready, willing, and able to sit down with anyone at any time and at any place in order to make sure that we can actually fund the government,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a>. <a href="https://t.co/CyT5lxgzMc">https://t.co/CyT5lxgzMc</a> <a href="https://t.co/tWvRtrkObC">pic.twitter.com/tWvRtrkObC</a>
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But in the same interview, he badmouthed the people he claimed to be ready to work with, saying they&#8217;d &#8220;behaved not as a separate and co-equal branch of government and a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch, but as a consistent rubber stamp for Donald Trump&#8217;s extreme agenda.&#8221;
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Republicans have “behaved not as a separate and co-equal branch of government and a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch, but as a consistent rubber stamp for Donald Trump&#8217;s extreme agenda,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says. <a href="https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem">https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem</a> <a href="https://t.co/FrrprqmxbC">pic.twitter.com/FrrprqmxbC</a>
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And then he flipped back, saying once again that he wanted to work with the Republicans he&#8217;d just referred to as &#8220;rubber stamps&#8221; for an &#8220;extreme agenda.&#8221;
&#8220;We want to find a bipartisan path forward and reach a spending agreement with our Republican colleagues that actually meets the needs of the American people, but that also addresses the Republican health care crisis,&#8221; he said.
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“We want to find a bipartisan path forward and reach a spending agreement with our Republican colleagues that actually meets the needs of the American people, but that also addresses the Republican health care crisis,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says. <a href="https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem">https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem</a> <a href="https://t.co/IOdlC4TrET">pic.twitter.com/IOdlC4TrET</a>
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) made it clear that he believed Republicans — who hold a slim majority — had the advantage and did not plan to make unnecessary concessions.
&#8220;I’m glad that President Trump is showing leadership in meeting with all leaders … But ultimately, those Democrats have to make a decision,&#8221; he told Raddatz, adding that he still believed there was time for them to reach a deal.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says “there’s still time” to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.
“I’m glad that President Trump is showing leadership in meeting with all leaders … But ultimately, those Democrats have to make a decision.” <a href="https://t.co/VVmgI0y1x3">https://t.co/VVmgI0y1x3</a> <a href="https://t.co/0hmyU6JT1Y">pic.twitter.com/0hmyU6JT1Y</a>
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On CBS, &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; opened with a statement from President Trump — who said that unless Democrats are willing to move on several key issues, the government is likely to shut down.
&#8220;I just don’t know how we are going to solve this issue,&#8221; he said.
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NEW THIS MORNING: President Trump tells <a href="https://twitter.com/costareports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@costareports</a> the government is likely to shut down this week unless top Democrats address his concerns on immigration and health care, and says both parties are now at a stalemate.
“I just don’t know how we are going to solve this issue,”… <a href="https://t.co/VdLXd7Qxl0">pic.twitter.com/VdLXd7Qxl0</a>
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On NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) made it clear that Republicans did not plan to give an inch — and that Democrats were just going to have to come around.
&#8220;The choice remains the same: Democrats can either vote for a clean, short-term, nonpartisan CR that prioritizes the American people, or they can choose a completely avoidable shutdown that prioritizes politics above all else,&#8221; he said.
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The choice remains the same: Democrats can either vote for a clean, short-term, nonpartisan CR that prioritizes the American people, or they can choose a completely avoidable shutdown that prioritizes politics above all else. <a href="https://t.co/ESOndRHAO9">pic.twitter.com/ESOndRHAO9</a>
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/1972326146139467887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Schumer, who has apparently learned his lesson after he worked with Republicans to avert the last potential government shutdown, also appeared on the NBC Sunday morning show and insisted that Republicans were &#8220;feeling the heat&#8221; and would soon give in to Democrats&#8217; demands.
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Republican Senators, Representatives, and even Donald Trump are feeling the heat to do something about the horrible health care crisis they’ve created. <a href="https://t.co/20SG3sKiX1">pic.twitter.com/20SG3sKiX1</a>
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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined host Jake Tapper on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; where he called on members of his party to &#8220;hold the line.&#8221;
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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen calls on his party to “hold the line” in government funding fight. <a href="https://t.co/0nn9wg5v7w">pic.twitter.com/0nn9wg5v7w</a>
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Van Hollen, who made a name for himself when he left his own constituents twisting in the wind while he flew to El Salvador to advocate for a deported MS-13 gang member, then snarked at President Trump and suggested he&#8217;d previously refused to meet with congressional leaders because he was too busy golfing.
&#8220;It&#8217;s good to see the president finally get off the golf course and decide to talk,&#8221; he said.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Trump’s meeting with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline: “It&#8217;s good to see the president finally get off the golf course and decide to talk.” <a href="https://t.co/gjjckTkaZa">pic.twitter.com/gjjckTkaZa</a>
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Trump explained days earlier that he&#8217;d <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/do-the-right-thing-trump-axes-meeting-with-radical-dems-calls-for-realistic-terms">called off a planned meeting</a> because the demands put forth by the Democrats at the time had been unrealistic.

Spin Cycle: Will They Or Won’t They (Shut Everything Down)?

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America was shaken by the tragic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-charlie-kirks-legacy-will-be-significantly-larger-as-time-goes-on?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Ben+Shapiro%3A+Charlie+Kirk%E2%80%99s+Legacy+Will+Be+%E2%80%98Significantly+Larger%E2%80%99+As+Time+Goes+On">assassination</a> of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, at the hands of a Left-wing radical in Utah on September 10. 
Kirk, a devoted husband, father, and man of faith, was remembered over the weekend by tens of thousands of supporters who filled an NFL stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for his memorial service, with <a href="https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/1969928939289325705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1969928939289325705%7Ctwgr%5E788c17dac412413b69b9498eb7d93a628d67205b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-5.html1969928939289325705">millions more</a> watching online.
In the aftermath of his assassination, however, a national debate has erupted over the rising wave of Left-wing violence in this country. Stepping in as guest host of &#8220;The Charlie Kirk Show,&#8221; Vice President JD Vance <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vance-left-wing-extremism-led-charlie-kirks-killing/story?id=125587999">addressed</a> the issue head-on:
<blockquote>We have to talk about this incredibly destructive movement of Left-wing extremism that has grown up over the last few years and, I believe, is part of the reason why Charlie was killed by an assassin’s bullet.</blockquote>
Vice President Vance is right. Over the past decade, America has witnessed a disturbing surge in Left-wing violence. In fact, a new Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-attempted-kavanaugh-assassin-identifies-as-transgender-woman-legal-filings-show">exclusive report</a> just revealed that the suspect in the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies as a transgender woman. 
The violence is real and is now showing up in myriad locations. Here are just a few of the most alarming examples.
<h3>The Congressional Baseball Game Shooting</h3>
<div id="attachment_974881" style="width: 861px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-974881" class="size-large wp-image-974881" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-855167018-851x576.jpg" alt="US Majority Whip Representative Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, walks through Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, September 28, 2017, as he returns to work after being injured in a shooting at the Republican Congressional baseball team practice on June 14.A beaming Scalise drew loud cheers, fist bumps, and multiple prolonged standing ovations when he walked using crutches onto the floor of the House of Representatives and addressed the chamber, three and a half months after he nearly died in an attack that also wounded three others and shocked the nation. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)" width="851" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-855167018-851x576.jpg 851w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-855167018-300x203.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-855167018-768x520.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-855167018.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px" />SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images</div>
On June 14, 2017, a gunman <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/politics/congressional-shooter-70-rounds">opened fire</a> during a practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia. The shooter, 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson, wounded four people: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, Capitol Police officer Crystal Griner, congressional aide Zack Barth, and lobbyist Matt Mika.
The attack sparked a ten-minute shootout between Hodgkinson and responding officers from both the U.S. Capitol Police and Alexandria Police. Hodgkinson was eventually shot by police and later died from his injuries. Scalise and Mika were transported to local hospitals, where both required surgery.
Hodgkinson was a Left-wing activist from Belleville, Illinois, with a criminal record of domestic violence. The Virginia Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171008071727/https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/commattorney/info/17-001%20-%20Simpson%20Field%20Shooting%20-%20FINAL%2010.06.17.pdf">concluded</a> the attack was &#8220;an act of terrorism &#8230; fueled by rage against Republican legislators.&#8221;
<h3>2020 George Floyd Riots</h3>
<div id="attachment_776183" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776183" class="size-large wp-image-776183" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/GettyImages-1409134624-864x576.jpg" alt="The Minneapolis Third Police Precinct is set on fire during a third night of protests following the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, on Thursday, May 28, 2020." width="864" height="576" />Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images</div>
Throughout 2020, Left-wing riots spread across the United States, affecting over 2,000 cities. The unrest began on May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis following the death of 46-year-old George Floyd during an arrest related to a counterfeit $20 bill.
Floyd had an <a href="https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/other/george-floyds-criminal-record/">extensive</a> criminal history that included numerous drug offenses, criminal trespassing, armed robbery of a family, and counterfeiting.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s autopsy <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6936176-Autopsy-2020-3700-Floyd/">reported</a> that Floyd had 11 ng/mL of fentanyl in his system at the time of his death. In the subsequent trial of Officer Derek Chauvin, the defense cited this, along with Floyd’s other health conditions, as contributing factors in his death.
Chauvin was still found guilty, and apologists for the nationwide violence continue to claim Floyd’s death was a case of police brutality.
At the conclusion of the violence, 19 people lost their lives, over $1 billion in <a href="https://www.axios.com/2020/09/16/riots-cost-property-damage?utm_source=chatgpt.com">damage</a> was reported, and over 10,000 people were <a href="https://apnews.com/article/american-protests-us-news-arrests-minnesota-burglary-bb2404f9b13c8b53b94c73f818f6a0b7?utm_source=chatgpt.com">arrested</a>.
<h3>The Attempted Assassination Of Donald Trump</h3>
<div id="attachment_839063" style="width: 821px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-839063" class="size-large wp-image-839063" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-2161511331-811x576.jpg" alt="BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - July 13: Former president Donald Trump raises his arm with blood on his face during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa. Trump ducked and was taken offstage after loud noises were heard after he began speaking." width="811" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-2161511331-811x576.jpg 811w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-2161511331-300x213.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-2161511331-768x545.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-2161511331.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px" />Credit: Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images.</div>
On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, former President of the United States and presumptive Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump was struck and wounded in the upper right ear by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who fired eight rounds from an AR-15–style rifle from the roof of a nearby building. The attack also killed one audience member, firefighter Corey Comperatore, and critically injured two others.
While information about Crooks’ political leanings remains seemingly contradictory due to his status as a registered Republican, we do know he <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-donation-to-democrats-registered-republican/">donated</a> to a Democrat cause through ActBlue, was <a href="https://x.com/SomeBitchIIKnow/status/1812553057919545711">bullied</a> in high school for wearing a mask after COVID-19, and attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, the most important conservative political figure of our lifetime.
It’s not exactly a stretch to classify him as a perpetrator of Left-wing violence.
<h3>2019 Tacoma ICE Detention Center Attack</h3>
<div id="attachment_974889" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-974889" class="size-large wp-image-974889" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2212459612-864x576.jpg" alt="TACOMA, WASHINGTON - MAY 2: An aerial view of Detainees exercising in an outdoor recreation area at the Northwest ICE Processing Center on May 2, 2025 in Tacoma, Washington. The number of detainees at the detention center, which is run by GEO Group, increased by nearly 50% in April according to Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA). (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2212459612-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2212459612-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2212459612-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2212459612.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />David Ryder/Getty Images</div>
On July 13, 2019, Willem van Spronsen, a Dutch-born immigrant and Left-wing activist, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-who-attacked-ice-facility-used-concentration-ryan-saavedra">attempted</a> to firebomb a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington. He was shot and killed by police while trying to ignite a propane tank.
According to police, Van Spronsen <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/19/ice-detention-center-attacker-killed-by-police-was-an-avowed-anarchist-authorities-say/">identified</a> as an anarchist and claimed affiliation with Antifa.
Van Spronsen had <a href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/vashon-island-man-sent-manifesto-before-he-was-killed-at-detention-center/966996647/">written</a> a manifesto outlining why he attacked the ICE facility. In the document, he declared that &#8220;it&#8217;s time to take action against the forces of evil.”
The rise of Left-wing violence is alarming, though not surprising. Since President Trump’s 2016 campaign, Left-wing politicians, pundits, and activists have consistently labeled Right-leaning figures with extreme and inflammatory terms.
From The Daily Show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTot3YQ16fI">comparing</a> Trump to Hitler, to Democrat mouthpiece Harry J. Sisson <a href="https://x.com/harryjsisson/status/1937740956696215671">calling</a> Charlie Kirk a “racist piece of trash” who should “just put the Klan hood on,” the deceptive strategy has been persistent.
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Jacob Falach is an associate producer at The Daily Wire. You can find him on Instagram at: @jacobfalach.
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A Decade Of Left-Wing Violence: A Look At Four Primary Examples

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President Donald Trump “has done a good job” fixing “internal problems” at the Department of Justice and FBI, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) told The Daily Wire in an exclusive interview.
Despite “some internal rifts” — a reference to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-in-good-shape-trump-speaks-with-bongino-after-flare-up-with-bondi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> tension between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino — the agencies are committed to getting rid of “bad actors.”
“Kash Patel has been cleaning up the FBI and trying to get rid of the bad actors,” Scalise told Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan on Tuesday during the Republican Study Committee&#8217;s &#8220;new media row&#8221; event. “There will be consequences, hopefully, for the things that they did. If they crossed lines, we’re going to bring accountability.”
Scalise said he trusts Trump will do the right thing with the Jeffrey Epstein files. He said he doesn’t know if Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell will testify before Congress.
“Obviously, there were a lot of questions about the Epstein case. I haven’t been privy to those documents, the classified information,” Scalise said. “Look, I trust Donald Trump and his judgment. And ultimately, I think he’s going to get the right answers.”
Scalise said it’s “alarming” that, one year after Trump was shot at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the country still doesn’t know much about the shooter.
“But at least the president is doing the things that he said he would do,” Scalise said.
Scalise was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scales-returns-floor-house-today-hank-berrien?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Scalise+Returns+To+The+Floor+Of+The+House+Today" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> in 2017 during the GOP’s practice for the Congressional Baseball Game. He said when he heard Trump had been shot, he wanted to extend the same support that he received years before.
“That night, President Trump came to the hospital with the first lady, Melania, and they were checking on me,” Scalise said. “I wanted to reach out and I texted the president and, obviously, he said he was doing well, but I wanted to look him in the eye, and I got to see him in person just a few days later.”
Scalise said Trump is “a man of strength and resilience.”
“We saw him stand up, even with blood running down his face, saying, ‘Fight, fight, fight,’” Scalise said. “I think that was such an iconic moment where the country, I think, has always known President Trump is a fighter for them — but they saw it that day.”
Scalise said he thinks the assassination attempt changed how Trump approached his second term.
“President Trump knows that he knows that it could have gone the other way, but it didn’t,” Scalise said. “And so I think he has an even sharper focus as a president in this second term than in his first term.”
Scalise said he’s concerned about increased violent rhetoric from the Left, especially calls for violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
“It’s encouraging violent behavior. You’re seeing people attacking our law enforcement, including ICE agents, and they’re spurred on by a lot of the rhetoric from the Left that’s got to stop,” Scalise said.
The House majority leader said he wished the Left would condemn violence instead of ignoring it.
“The easiest thing to do is, if somebody is spurred to go commit violence, that we all quickly call it out,” Scalise said. “And you’re not seeing that right now from the Left, because it&#8217;s almost like they&#8217;re afraid of the most radical elements of their base. And sometimes you need to be a leader and step up.”
“This stuff isn’t coincidental, and words have actions,” Scalise added.
The next agenda item for the Republican Party, Scalise said, is telling the country about the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Democrats have “lied in every kind of way about this bill. We’ve actually had ads taken down, which is not easy to do because the lies have been so egregious,” Scalise said. “But now let’s go tell the truth.”
Scalise referenced the tax breaks and tax-free income in the bill.
“If you&#8217;re a waiter or waitress, you&#8217;re not going to have to pay taxes on tips. If you’re somebody who works overtime from a shift worker to a nurse to a police officer, you won’t be having to pay taxes on overtime, and it’s retroactive to January,” Scalise said. “Seniors get a tax break for small business owners.”
“The One Big Beautiful Bill was really a culmination of all of those promises that were talked about on the campaign trail to actually deliver for those families,” Scalise said.

Rep. Steve Scalise and President Donald Trump

Steve Scalise Recalls Near Assassination On Butler Anniversary: ‘The Left Is Getting More Radical’

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The GOP-led House moved on Thursday to cut billions in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, aligning with the Department of Government Efficiency&#8217;s (DOGE) recommendations to cut programs Republicans deem to be wasteful and ideologically driven.
A <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20250609/SCALIS_004_xml[6].pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rescissions bill</a> that seeks to take back $9.4 billion in discretionary spending allocated toward foreign aid projects and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funds to NPR and PBS, passed in a <a href="https://x.com/HouseDailyPress/status/1933251522961313997" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> of 214-212 <a href="https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/1933254246561935683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mostly along</a> party lines.
&#8220;President Trump promised to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, and today House Republicans took a strong step in delivering on that promise,&#8221; House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) told The Daily Wire. &#8220;By solidifying savings found by DOGE, we’re reining in reckless spending and getting our fiscal house in order.&#8221;
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4551" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> the bill after President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dei-insect-powder-and-trans-resilience-trump-unveils-woke-spending-cuts-request" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submitted</a> a rescissions package seeking the cuts last week. Under the Impoundment Control Act, lawmakers have 45 days to act on the request, and it requires only a simple majority in the House and Senate — meaning the filibuster threshold can be ignored.
The legislation proposes cutting $8.3 billion from U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department programs, including funding for &#8220;Net Zero Cities&#8221; in Mexico, Iraqi &#8220;Sesame Street,&#8221; and global LGBTQ+ initiatives, and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, targeting NPR and PBS following choices such as <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/npr-ceo-admits-outlet-was-mistaken-in-refusing-to-cover-hunter-biden-laptop-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ignoring</a> the Hunter Biden laptop story and trans-focused programming.
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While the House debated the bill, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/DailyCaller/status/1933236626433716523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held up</a> a doll of Elmo from &#8220;Sesame Street.&#8221; He bemoaned how lawmakers were debating legislation that &#8220;targets Elmo, and Big Bird, and Daniel Tiger, and &#8216;Sesame Street'&#8221; rather than a bill &#8220;designed to make this country and our economy more affordable.&#8221; Scalise <a href="https://x.com/search?q=jeffries%20elmo&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delivered</a> a rebuttal in which he affirmed &#8220;Sesame Street&#8221; is &#8220;doing just fine&#8221; after being <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/media/sesame-street-netflix-pbs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked up</a> by Netflix. &#8220;What will go away is some of the far-Left, radical views that are being espoused,&#8221; he added.
A continuation of the cuts is possible if they make it into fiscal 2026 legislation. Sources on Capitol Hill and the White House expect more requests to implement the so-called DOGE cuts to follow, assuming the first bill manages to pass through both chambers of Congress. It&#8217;s part of a wider effort to reduce the deficit, including income from tariffs and reining in the budget with the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; and the appropriations process.
In a post on Truth Social before the vote, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114671982391481893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the rescissions bill a &#8220;NO BRAINER&#8221; and encouraged Republicans to vote for it to &#8220;&#8216;claw back&#8217; $9.4 BILLION DOLLARS in funding for wasteful Foreign Aid, used for Radical &#8216;DEI&#8217; and the Green New SCAM, and the &#8216;Corporation for Public Broadcasting,&#8217; which funds the highly biased NPR and PBS.&#8221;

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House Passes DOGE Cuts Targeting Foreign Aid, NPR, And PBS

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The GOP-led House is expected to vote next week on a bill that would stem the tide of federal judges issuing nationwide injunctions against elements of President Donald Trump&#8217;s second-term agenda.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) announced plans for the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1526/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;No Rogue Rulings Act,&#8221;</a> legislation from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) that passed out of the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month, in a Monday post on X.
&#8220;Next week the House plans to vote on [Issa&#8217;s] No Rogue Rulings Act to limit the judicial overreach of partisan federal judges issuing political nationwide injunctions to impede President Trump&#8217;s agenda the majority of American voters elected him to carry out,&#8221; Scalise <a href="https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/1904276684964053160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Federal judges have issued more than a dozen injunctions during the first couple months of the new Trump administration, including orders hindering the DOGE effort and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congressman-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-judge-blocking-trump-deportations?topStoryPosition=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocking</a> the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as legal battles focused on federal government actions play out in court.
While some Republican lawmakers and Trump himself are pushing for some of these judges to be impeached, GOP leadership in the House seems more inclined to go with a legislative response and hearings — at least for the time being.
Democrats have leaned on the judges&#8217; orders as they are stuck in the minority in both chambers of Congress. House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jamie-raskin-face-the-nation-transcript-02-16-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">touted</a> the injunctions during a recent interview on CBS, saying, &#8220;We&#8217;re winning across the board.&#8221;
Issa&#8217;s <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1526/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a>, which has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-says-house-may-soon-pass-bill-targeting-nationwide-injunctions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">championed</a> by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), would amend U.S. Code to &#8220;limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes.&#8221;
Before <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-hr-1789-hr-1526-hr-1702-and-hr-1605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passing</a> out the House Judiciary Committee, the bill was <a href="https://issa.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/issa.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/hr1526-updated-norra.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amended</a> to allow for an injunction from a panel of three randomly-selected judges when the overarching case is brought by two or more states in multiple circuits and make room for appealing to the Supreme Court.
In the upper chamber, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) <a href="https://x.com/HawleyMO/status/1904223820237439247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> a <a href="https://www.hawley.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hawley-Nationwide-Injunction-Abuse-Prevent-Act-of-2025-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar bill</a> on Monday &#8220;to STOP liberal judges’ serial abuse of their power by BANNING nationwide injunctions.&#8221;

House To Vote On Restraining Nationwide Injunctions, Stop ‘Judicial Overreach’ Against Trump

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President Donald Trump announced on Monday that South Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai will be investing $21 billion in the United States over the next four years, starting with a steel plant in Louisiana that is expected to create nearly 1,500 jobs.
The new Louisiana plant, Hyundai&#8217;s first steel mill in the United States, will produce next-generation steel for Hyundai&#8217;s electric vehicles that will also be manufactured at two United States auto plants, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/south-korea-hyundai-us-investment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Trump was joined by Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung, Lousiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise at the White House for the announcement.
&#8220;This investment is a clear demonstration that tariffs very strongly work,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;And I hope other things also, but the tariffs are bringing them in at levels that have not been witnessed.&#8221;
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Euisun said the $21 billion investment is the largest ever the company has made in the United States. The four-year investment is expected to create 14,000 jobs in the United States as the company seeks to boost its production to around 1.2 million vehicles per year, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-24/trump-to-highlight-hyundai-plans-for-20-billion-us-investment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;We are especially excited about Hyundai Steel&#8217;s multi-billion dollar investment in a new facility in Louisiana, which will create 1,300 American jobs and serve as the foundation for a more self-reliant and secure automotive supply chain in the U.S.,&#8221; the chairman added.
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Hyundai, which already has two auto plants in the United States &#8212; one in Alabama and another in Georgia &#8212; also revealed on Monday that it will open another auto plant in Georgia. Hyundai announced the major investment in the country as Trump plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trade partners on April 2.
Hyundai&#8217;s investment comes after other major foreign companies, such as Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC and Japan&#8217;s SoftBank, announced multi-billion-dollar investments in U.S. manufacturing as Trump considers levying reciprocal tariffs on April 2, the day he is referring to as &#8220;Liberation Day in America.&#8221;

‘Tariffs Very Strongly Work’: Trump Announces $21 Billion Hyundai Investment In U.S.

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) has begun a bullish campaign to stay on as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaker of the House</a> with the expectation that Republicans will retain the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> in addition to retaking the Senate and the White House.
He sent a <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Speaker-Johnson-Dear-Colleague-11.6.24.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to GOP colleagues on Wednesday, asking for their support in the House-wide election that will likely take place in January as the next session of Congress gets underway.
“I&#8217;m ready to take the field with all of you, and I am humbly asking for your support to continue leading this Conference as your Speaker,&#8221; Johnson said.
&#8220;It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve with you thus far, and I look forward to playing the biggest offense of our lives. We have a country to save — and we will,&#8221; he added.
The GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected</a> Johnson to be the speaker in October 2023 after then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was cast out of the role <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-elected-next-speaker-of-the-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he won</a> earlier that year after multiple rounds of voting.
During his one year in the top leadership position, Johnson had to contend with not just a Democrat-led Senate and President Joe Biden, but also a narrow GOP majority on matters such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-fails-to-pass-funding-stopgap-linked-to-non-citizen-voting-crackdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">government spending</a>.
That power dynamic is now set to change as Republicans won back the Senate in the 2024 election, and former President Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House after losing in 2020.
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For the House, the situation is less clear.
Republicans were projected to win 210 races while Democrats had 194 as of Wednesday afternoon, according to <a href="https://election.dailywire.com/?_gl=1*10h8bop*_gcl_au*MjE0Mjc3Mjk2OC4xNzMwMDM5MjE4*_ga*MTEyNTQ2Njg5Ni4xNjgyODYyMjcx*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTczMDkzOTcyOC4xMTMwLjEuMTczMDk0MDgwOC41OC4wLjA." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Decision Desk HQ</a>. A party needs 218 seats for a majority.
Although Decision Desk HQ <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1854214602638393728" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Republicans had a 95% chance to stay in control of the House, Democrats were not quite ready to admit defeat.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released a <a href="https://x.com/hakeemjeffries/status/1854229739021439194" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> insisting the chamber &#8220;remains very much in play,&#8221; citing races that have yet to be called in Arizona, Oregon, Iowa, and California.
&#8220;The party that will hold the majority in the House of Representatives in January 2025 has yet to be determined,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We must count every vote.&#8221;
During his victory speech in Florida, Trump thanked Johnson — who was clapping nearby on the stage.
Johnson has been &#8220;doing a terrific job,&#8221; Trump said.
In his letter to fellow GOP lawmakers, Johnson listed a number of policy priorities in line with Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; movement.
&#8220;The mandate that has been delivered shows that a majority of Americans are eager for secure borders, lower costs, peace through strength, and a return to common sense,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;With unified Republican government, if we meet this historic moment together, the next two years can result in the most consequential Congress of the modern era,&#8221; Johnson added.
It was not immediately clear whether any other Republicans will run for the speaker&#8217;s gavel this time around.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) also sent a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/wp-content/uploads/Steve-Scalise-Dear-Colleague-November-6-2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to GOP colleagues seeking their support for another stint in his leadership position.
Scalise laid out a &#8220;First 100-Day Agenda&#8221; that included locking in the &#8220;Trump Tax Cuts,&#8221; as well as plans to &#8220;unleash American energy&#8221; and &#8220;surge resources to the southern border.&#8221;

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Mike Johnson Running Again For Speaker, Readies GOP’s ‘Biggest Offense Of Our Lives’

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House Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) wrapped up his Tuesday evening speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) with his take on the recent attempt on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s life and a reference to the 2017 shooting that nearly took his.
Scalise began his remarks by laying out a list of things that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had done to destroy American prosperity and success — and explaining what Trump would do in a second term to right the ship.
&#8220;I was born in New Orleans,&#8221; he said, &#8220;So I&#8217;ve seen some crazy things in my time. But New Orleans has nothing on Washington, D.C., these last four years. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have spent your tax dollars trashing America&#8217;s finances in ways no sane or sober-minded person ever would.&#8221;
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House Majority Leader <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveScalise</a>: &#8220;I was the survivor of a politically motivated shooting in 2017. While I was fighting for my life, Donald Trump was one of the first to come console my family at the hospital. That&#8217;s the kind of leader he is.&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RNCinMKE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RNCinMKE</a> <a href="https://t.co/71qqN1yrul">pic.twitter.com/71qqN1yrul</a>
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After explaining what Trump would do with a second term in office — punctuated by loud cheers from the audience — Scalise turned back to a much more serious topic: politically motivated violence and the shooting at a Pennsylvania rally that left former President Trump and two others injured and killed firefighter Corey Comperatore.
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&#8220;Lastly, I need to say something about Saturday&#8217;s attempt on President Trump&#8217;s life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Many of you know I was the survivor of a politically motivated shooting in 2017. Not many know that while I was fighting for my life, Donald Trump was one of the first to come console my family at the hospital.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s the kind of leader he is,&#8221; Scalise said as the crowd applauded. &#8220;Courageous under fire. Compassionate towards others.&#8221;

2024 Republican National Convention: Day 2

‘Courageous Under Fire’: Steve Scalise Wraps RNC Speech With His Take On Trump Assassination Attempt

'Courageous Under Fire': Steve Scalise Wraps RNC Speech With His Take On Trump Assassination Attempt

Republican National Convention

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leading House Republicans</a> touted on Tuesday a &#8220;three-pronged&#8221; strategy to push back against the flurry of criminal cases against former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> as he runs another campaign for the White House.
House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) talked about the use of investigations, legislation, and power of the purse during a press conference on Capitol Hill days after 12 jurors <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> Trump on felony charges in a New York hush-money case. Trump, who faces the prospect of jail time, has vowed to appeal the verdict.
&#8220;We’re going to do everything we can — everything within our scope of our responsibility in the Congress to address it appropriately,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG_OUmxhIwk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> of the congressional response to the verdict and three other prospective trials that Trump faces in matters that focus on the handling of classified documents and the 2020 election.
Noting the House GOP is &#8220;working on a three-pronged approach,&#8221; Johnson explained, &#8220;We&#8217;re looking at various approaches to what can be done here through the appropriations process, through the legislative process, through bills that will be advancing through our committees and put on the floor for passage and also through oversight.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;All those things will be happening vigorously. Because we must do that, because the stakes are too high and because people are losing faith in our institutions. And that at the end of the day, is something that should concern every single one of us, and I think it does.&#8221;
House Republicans have opened <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-flashes-subpoena-threat-at-jack-smith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigations</a> into key players involved in the Trump cases and have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-propose-ways-to-stifle-trump-prosecutors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed legislation</a> to restrain the prosecutors who are leading them. Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) <a href="https://x.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1796563134943010934" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> prosecutors from the hush-money case to testify and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-proposes-defunding-prosecutors-in-trump-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submitted</a> proposals that would leverage the fiscal 2025 appropriations process.
One of the other top House members who appeared at the press conference on Tuesday, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), <a href="https://x.com/HouseGOP/status/1798002757703528832" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expounded</a> on efforts already underway to &#8220;look into the weaponization of government&#8221; that Republicans argue is being leveraged against Trump by President Joe Biden and his allies.
&#8220;We have committees &#8230; continuing to get transparency, bringing in witnesses. But we are also bringing legislation,&#8221; Scalise said. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to see in the appropriations process us look at the funding of some of these agencies. You&#8217;re going to also see policies that are going to be coming forward that are going to address the abuses of power that we&#8217;ve seen.&#8221;
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Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) <a href="https://x.com/HouseGOP/status/1798001759027081457" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> about getting &#8220;accountability&#8221; for the American people and noted that he <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/doj-urged-immediate-action-prosecute-150004230.html#:~:text=In%20the%20letter%20to%20Garland,on%20Sept.%2019%2C%202023." target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressed</a> the Department of Justice to act on criminal referrals against Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer who testified during the hush-money trial, for allegedly making false statements as well as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-cohen-admits-to-stealing-while-on-stand-at-trumps-nyc-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stealing money</a>.
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-potential-vp-picks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a contender</a> to be Trump’s vice presidential running mate who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stefanik-files-complaint-over-trump-hush-money-case-questions-whether-judge-selection-was-random" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed a number of complaints</a> regarding the hush-money case, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWkajHGexo&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the guilty verdict last week &#8220;shows how corrupt, rigged, and unAmerican the weaponized justice system has become under Joe Biden and Democrats.&#8221;
She added, &#8220;We must work and are committed to working around the clock to ensure President Trump is victorious this November to save America from Biden’s failed Far Left Democrat agenda and this illegal weaponization of the justice system against the American people.&#8221;

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Top House Republicans Unpack ‘Three-Pronged’ Response To Prosecutions Against Trump

House Republicans Unpack 'Three-Pronged' Response To Prosecutions Against Trump

Elise Stefanik

U.S.

The office of Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) announced on Thursday that the lawmaker&#8217;s battle against blood cancer is going well and he plans to return to Capitol Hill next week, potentially giving House Republicans the key vote they need to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeach</a> Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> in a second try.
Scalise <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4391685-scalise-stem-cell-transplant-cancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been out</a> of Washington and <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/05/scalise-work-remotely-cancer-treatment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working remotely</a> for several weeks to undergo a stem cell transplant and then recover from the treatment. His absence has effectively made a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-gets-narrower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slim GOP majority in the House even narrower</a>. But even with Scalise expected to make a comeback, the margin is poised to change again with a special election to fill a vacancy in New York scheduled for next week.
&#8220;Leader Scalise has successfully completed his autologous stem cell treatment and has been medically cleared to resume travel. He is in complete remission and will be returning to Washington next week for votes,&#8221; Scalise&#8217;s office said in a brief <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2040" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;He is thankful for his positive prognosis, and for the support of his medical team, family, colleagues, and fellow Louisianans.&#8221;
Scalise was the sole missing vote when the GOP-led House held a vote on Tuesday to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. Three GOP lawmakers broke ranks and joined all voting Democrats, resulting in a tie that would have made the effort a failure. But GOP Vice Chairman Blake Moore (R-UT) changed his vote to <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/06/mayorkas-impeachment-vote-fail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oppose the resolution</a>, <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/congressman-blake-moore-votes-against-171709230.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a &#8220;procedural&#8221; move</a> allowing the House to consider it.
Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) told reporters on Wednesday that House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-vows-mayorkas-will-be-impeached-despite-setback" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will prevail</a> the next time the chamber considers the articles of impeachment. He also said &#8220;democracy is messy&#8221; and talked about how the &#8220;razor thin margin&#8221; House Republicans have over the Democrats makes for a challenge when considering measures on the floor.
&#8220;Sometimes when you&#8217;re counting votes and people show up when they&#8217;re not expected to be in the building, that changes the equation,&#8221; Johnson said, alluding to Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/06/mayorkas-impeachment-vote-fail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed up</a> at the last moment to cast his vote against impeachment while in a wheelchair after being rushed from a hospital where he has been recovering from abdominal surgery.
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The House has not yet scheduled an exact time for a second go at impeaching Mayorkas, but Democrat leadership <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1755332805268046129" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> their members to be ready for the resolution to be brought to the floor again as early as Tuesday, when the first votes of the week are expected.
There are currently <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four vacancies</a> in the House, which has 435 members when at full strength, but that will soon change. With New York expected to hold its special election to replace now-former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) next week, the Democrats <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/05/politics/george-santos-replacement-seat-suozzi/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">may have</a> another member in their ranks. Other special elections to fill other vacancies will follow in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-gets-narrower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coming weeks and months</a>.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Scalise Expects Return Next Week, Could Break Mayorkas Impeachment Standoff

Alejandro Mayorkas

Impeachment

With the exit of another member of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a>, the GOP&#8217;s narrow majority in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> got even smaller — a slim margin that has complicated matters for leadership when it comes to key issues.
The House <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1749463468720206234" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> on Monday the resignation of Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), who left office to <a href="https://www.wfmj.com/story/50294578/bill-johnson-to-begin-serving-as-ysu-president-earlier-than-expected-resigns-from-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become president</a> of Youngstown State University, making the party breakdown 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats.
There are now three vacancies in the 435-member chamber. Lawmakers voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel</a> Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following the release of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scathing ethics report</a> in December. After losing the speakership in October, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) opted to leave Congress at the end of last year.
A special election for the seat vacated by Santos is <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/george-santos-congress-special-election-long-island-queens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set for mid-February</a>. California <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-announces-dates-for-special-election-to-replace-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has settled on</a> a March 19 primary and general election on May 21 <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1744420082577559917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">if no candidate</a> beats the 50% threshold in the primary to replace McCarthy. Ohio is <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/01/04/special-election-for-ohio-congress-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">going with</a> a special election primary for Johnson&#8217;s vacant seat on March 19 and a general election on June 11.
Beyond vacancies, House Republicans are temporarily short a couple of men due to medical reasons. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) is <a href="https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=5F7349B9-2573-463F-A600-DB1A11B685BF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recovering</a> from a back injury he sustained in a motor vehicle collision this month. And Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) has been away from Washington to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4391685-scalise-stem-cell-transplant-cancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undergo a stem cell transplant</a> as he battles <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-steve-scalise-delivers-update-on-cancer-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blood cancer</a>.
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Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homeland-security-chair-says-we-have-the-votes-to-impeach-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> in a Fox interview over the weekend that one of the &#8220;challenges&#8221; the GOP faces in its effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is members being out for &#8220;medical issues,&#8221; but he suggested a House floor vote could happen sometime after early February.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaker Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) recently spoke about the political situation for House Republicans as he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-rule-in-second-attempt-johnson-ducks-gop-revolt-for-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faces pushback</a> from a group of conservatives, including members of the Freedom Caucus, amid negotiations on spending and border security with a Senate and White House that are controlled by Democrats.
&#8220;Everyone understands the reality of where we are,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/us/politics/mike-johnson-republican-majority.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a news conference last week. &#8220;The House Republicans have the second-smallest majority in history. We&#8217;re not going to get everything that we want. But we&#8217;re going to stick to our core conservative principles.&#8221;

Slim House GOP Majority Gets Narrower

Kevin McCarthy

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