Johnson after MTV vote
'I'm glad that this distraction is not going to inhibit that important work, he said. 'Hopefully this is the end of the personality politics and the frivolous character assassination that has defined the 118th Congress.”

Two sources tell CNN plan right now is to vote TODAY to table this. W/Melanie Zanona

MTG moves ahead with MTV. Rep. Austin Scott in the speaker's lobby said he's shocked.

'Absolutely this is damaging for the Republican Party' - he says.

In a new letter, Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blast the administration's pause in transferring bombs to Israel, saying it calls into question Biden's 'ironclad' commitment to Israel.

Asked by Manu Raju whether he’ll agree to one of MTG’s demands to defund the special counsel probe into Trump, Speaker Johnson says: “We’re looking very intently at it. … Stay tuned.”

MTG meeting with Johnson again at 12:30pm. But he insists this isn’t a negotiation, just ideas.

MTG just left her office with Massie in tow. They are headed to speaker's office now. She declined to answer if today is the day, saying she'd talk after her meeting.

Thom Tillis says MTG and co are biggest threat to GOP winning majorities. 'She is dragging our brand down.'

“I think she’s uninformed, she’s a total waste of time,  and I’m embarrassed to have actually lived geographically in her district at one time before she was there.'

The House passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental with a vote of 311-112. One member – GOP Rep Dan Meuser – voted present.

GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona has signed on to the motion to vacate of the speakership, he announced in a press release, becoming the third member to do so.

NEWS: GOP Rep. Paul Gosar has signed on to the motion to vacate the speakership, becoming the third member to do so.

He was huddled on the floor earlier today with Greene & Massie, the other two co-sponsors. They haven't taken steps to force vote yet tho.

The House is out for the rest of the day with no more floor action or votes, meaning the earliest GA Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene could move her motion to vacate is tomorrow
 
If Greene takes that consequential step, the House will have to consider it within two legislative days

If you want to listen to a real debate over policy, it's not the floor debate ahead of the vote (that is a series of speeches). It's the debate in rules.
Bipartisan pairings on the issue of foreign aid, spirited back and forths, real questions. Always learn a lot.

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“My hope was that MTV would be an elixir that only required 1 dose for effectiveness. But there are some therapies that require more than one dose. I hope that is not the case with MTV but we will administer the elixir as many times as is necessary to save the country”

MCCAUL says Rep Gallagher will stay for the saturday vote

He was supposed to retire Friday April 19th

As MTG gaggles, Miss. USA getting a photo with the dome.

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There isn’t enough coffee (or celcius) on the Capitol campus for all the news today ⁦Melanie Zanona⁩ ⁦Lauren Fox⁩

TUNE IN: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson joins @JakeTapper on The Lead CNN today at 4pET to discuss aid for Ukraine, the House GOP conference, and more in the midst of a busy week on Capitol Hill.

In a new statement, President Biden says he 'strongly' supports the national security supplemental. 'I will sign this into law immediately to send a message to the world: We stand with our friends, and we won’t let Iran or Russia succeed.'