Gionna Durham, 13 , left, holds her phone as she has dinner with her sister Gabriela Durham, 17 years old, unseen, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
“In times of great challenge, they got on their knees and they sought divine guidance, and that’s what we do,” Johnson was saying. “Because I’m convinced that God’s given us a chance to save this great republic.”Johnson is a conservative Christian and among the more outwardly religious of House speakers. He was an
to lead Republicans, selected after his GOP colleagues ousted their previous speaker almost two years ago. When Johnson emerged as the pick, Republicans gathered around him and prayed. He considers himself a “servant” leader.Determined to push Trump’s bill to House passage, the speaker set his intention. He created a self-imposed deadline, Memorial Day, that seemed overly optimistic. And he just kept moving forward, despite robust opposition from Democrats and skeptics within his own GOP ranks.As the deadline neared, he did not let up. He prayed.
“I feel like I have sort of a vision of where we’re supposed to go, and you just set the course and you just patiently get everybody there,” he explained.The altar in the Congressional Prayer Room at the U.S. Capitol is photographed Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)
The altar in the Congressional Prayer Room at the U.S. Capitol is photographed Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)
The speaker is sometimes in a question-answering mood. A conversation unfolded.Llusco is one of a growing wave of Latin American chefs drawing inspiration from their roots, elevating the humble street food of Bolivia to haute cuisine.
Stepping through La Rufina, opened in 2021, is like taking a journey through Bolivian traditions. Diners can mingle with— Indigenous women wearing the traditional, multilayered Andean skirts and black hats — and sample the flavors of street corners and markets.
A food vendor prepares a dish at the Yungas Market dining room in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)A food vendor prepares a dish at the Yungas Market dining room in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)