At the start of a House GOP conference, Johnson stood by Trump on mass deportations, the firings of inspectors general and his comments that wildfire aid should have conditions.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that any relief aid for California and Los Angeles is likely to require policy review first.

WASHINGTON D.C. (KLFY) – Speaker Mike Johnson and Governor Jeff Landry were at the National March for Life in Washington D.C.. Prior to the March for Life, Governor Landry met with 400 high school students from the Baton Rouge Youth Pilgrimage to the March for Life.

If WWE decides to make NOLA the home of WrestleMania in 2026, it would be the third time in 12 years that WrestleMania was held in the city. WrestleMania XXX was the first time the show was held in New Orleans, and is regarded as one of the most important WrestleMania shows in history.

Earlier that day, President Donald Trump threatened to implement a 25% tariff on all U.S. imports from Colombia, the South American nation that is the world’s third-largest supplier of coffee. The tax would double a week later, Trump said, if Colombian President Gustavo Petro didn’t agree to the details of a migrant deportation plan.

No. 7 LSU takes on the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners after Flau'jae Johnson scored 22 points in LSU's 64-51 win over the Texas A&M Aggies.

For a writer on politics and policy, the Johnson-Scalise-Cassidy permutations present a delectable feast. The most immediately pressing circumstance, though, is local. In the past four or five years,

Our research finds that conditions were placed on $12 million in Katrina aid, out of nearly $122 billion.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

Holding the retreat at a Trump property threatens to ignite the same kind of criticism that dogged Trump’s first term: that he has sought to personally profit from his public position.

Republicans in Washington want to force California to make policy changes in order to get federal help. That’s unAmerican.