Speaker Johnson this morning in response to a Q from Marianna Sotomayor about whether he plans to run for speaker again:

“I intend to lead this conference in the future”

After a nearly 2 hour mtg with the speaker, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie exit with few updates, save for that they’ll meeting again with Johnson tomorrow morning to continue their discussion.

Statement from ⁦Rep. Henry Cuellar⁩ on the forthcoming indictment says he and his wife are innocent of the allegations - still waiting on DOJ to unseal what those are. Also says he is running for re-election and will win in November —>

This news is obviously a massive legal problem for Cuellar- it is also a huge political problem for House Democrats hoping to retake the majority in 2024. 🧵

NEWS w/ Ryan Nobles & Ken Dilanian: DOJ is expected to announce an indictment of Rep. Henry Cuellar today. His home & office were raided in 2022 as part of a federal investigation into Azerbaijan, though not immediately clear that's the source of the charges. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

The House has APPROVED the rule to proceed with the four foreign aid bills, on a bipartisan 316-94 vote.

More Democrats than Republicans supported the rule, with 165 Dems and 151 Republicans voting in favor.

55 Rs and 39 Dems voted against.

NEW: Speaker Johnson says he'll release four bills today for Israel + Ukraine + Taiwan + other national security items

He tells lawmakers to expect final votes 'Saturday evening.'

Biden admin dialing up pressure on Rs.

w/ Rebecca Kaplan + Julie Tsirkin nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

NEW: After months of questions about how he'll handle a national security supplemental bill from the Senate, Speaker Johnson told GOP lawmakers tonight he will bring up up aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific for separate votes (with a 4th GOP nat sec package). One rule.

But the drama isn't quite over! The bill can't go to the Senate yet, after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna objected to laying the motion to reconsider on the table - essentially objecting to the process of finishing passage. The House must vote on one more procedural motion next week to move this along

BREAKING: After floor drama, House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt

273-147

W/⁦Sahil Kapur⁩ & ⁦Rebecca Kaplan⁩ nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

NEW: An amendment to the FISA bill that would have required law enforcement to obtain warrants to query the data of U.S. citizens collected while surveilling foreigners overseas as part of the section 702 program narrowly failed when the amendment tied 212-212.

Preview of next week: The House will send articles impeaching Secretary Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, per House Homeland Security Chairman and impeachment manager Rep. Mark Green. This comes after they delayed nearly a week at the behest of some GOP senators. W/ Frank Thorp V