Politics

Trump names former CIA official Ron Johnson as ambassador to Mexico

Published

4 months ago

December 11, 2024

Trump names former CIA official Ron Johnson as ambassador to Mexico

President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced his one-time ambassador to El Salvador, Ron Johnson, would serve as ambassador to Mexico in his upcoming administration. Johnson, who shares a name with the GOP senator from Wisconsin, will take on one of the highest-profile diplomatic posts in the incoming Trump administration…
Read More

Politics

Republicans weigh selling public lands to pay for Trump agenda bill

Published

20 hours ago

April 3, 2025

Blue Light Newsroom

Congressional Republicans are mulling the sale of some public lands to help pay for a massive bill to enact President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, according to lawmakers aware of the discussions. House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman said one concept under review would involve selling some lands around Western cities or national parks to build more housing…
Read More

Politics

Johnson digs in against proxy voting, citing House’s ‘integrity’

Published

20 hours ago

April 3, 2025

Blue Light Newsroom

Speaker Mike Johnson is digging in against allowing proxy voting for the House’s new parents, heightening a standoff with members of his own party that has frozen legislative action in the chamber. “While I understand the pure motivations of the few Republican proxy vote advocates, I simply cannot support the change they seek,” Johnson said in a Wednesday post on X…
Read More