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Speaker Mike Johnson gave his reaction to Donald Trump’s promise to send Americans a $5,000 check if they protected Republican majorities in Congress during the upcoming midterm elections on Sunday.
The speaker’s refusal to guarantee that such a measure could pass a Republican House and Senate was just one more sign that Trump’s latest Hail Mary was falling flat on Capitol Hill.
Johnson was on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday to discuss the proposal, which Trump made at last week’s GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. The president told a cheering crowd of his supporters and Republican officials that every American adult would receive a one-time payment of $5,000 called the “Trump Dividend” if Republicans held both chambers of Congress in November, a promise that was immediately ripped as a bribe by his detractors online and in the media.
“I commit that Congress will work through it and find consensus on that, like I have to do everything else,” Johnson told NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sund..

Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a person of interest in a stabbing spree that left four people dead and a child hospitalized in critical condition.
A manhunt was underway for Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, who was named a person of interest in connection with Saturday’s stabbing spree in Houma, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
Solet was taken into custody Sunday morning, the sheriff said, noting the case remains “an active and ongoing investigation.”
Deputies were called to the 200 block of Ashland Drive on Saturday, where they found a child with multiple stab wounds. The child was transported by Acadian Ambulance Service Air Med to an out-of-area hospital in critical condition.
Authorities arrested Kaegan Jude Solet in connection with a stabbing spree that took place in Louisiana on Saturday (Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office)“As the investigation continued, deputies discovered multiple deceased victims inside nearby homes. At ..

Senator Ted Cruz was mercilessly booed during the Texas Longhorns game on Saturday morning in Austin.
Cruz, a Texas Republican, appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” from the stadium to discuss the Protect College Sports Act, which would create federal guidelines for college athletics.
“What we have right now is chaos. There are no rules,” Cruz said, citing student-athlete gambling, repeated transfers, extended eligibility and inadequate compensation as examples.
Shortly after the interview began, however, boos from the crowd at the University of Texas at Austin stadium swelled, at times making it difficult to hear the senator.
At one point, numerous people chanted over and over in unison: “Ted, you suck!” Even some of the young sports enthusiasts standing just behind Cruz — who were visible on camera — joined in.
Senator Ted Cruz was brutally booed during an ESPN interview at the Texas Longhorns game on Saturday, with the crowd chanting 'Ted, you suck!' (ESPN, YouTube)The Rep..

Donald Trump's childhood home has sold for nearly $2 million after a renovation transformed the New York City residence from a mold-ridden cat den to a modern abode.
The president lived at the Tudor-style Queens estate until age 4. His father, developer Fred Trump, built the home in the affluent Jamaica Estates neighborhood in 1940. The family hasn't owned it in years.
The sale price, $1.93 million, appeared Friday on real estate websites after a buyer, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, entered into a contract in July.
The seller, Tommy Lin, had purchased the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home last year for $835,000 after it sat vacant and neglected for years.
Lin, a developer, spent another $500,000 on an eight-month interior overhaul that added amenities including a chef’s kitchen, herringbone wood floors and spa-like bathrooms, the New York Post reported.
The home has changed hands several times in recent years, including for $2.14 million months after Trump became presiden..