House Democratic leaders announced that if GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia moves to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from the speakership, they will vote to table her motion."We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed," House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California said in a...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to move forward with a rule change that would make it more difficult for him to be ousted by his fellow Republicans, turning down requests from some lawmakers to increase the threshold and avoid another contentious speaker’s race. Reports surfaced early Thursday that Johnson was considering a change to […]
A third House Republican has announced he will co-sponsor a motion to vacate introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., that, if passed, would end Read More
The House of Representatives has approved sending $60 billion to Ukraine for its defense against Russia’s invasion, an issue that has roiled Speaker Mike Johnson’s already perilously slim majority. The aid package passed 311 to 112, with more Democrats voted in favor than Republicans – and just 101 Republicans voted for the bill while 112 voted nay. In a dramatic moment toward the end of the vote, Democrats began passing around Ukrainian flags — in violation of House protocol, according to the...
House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected a plan to change the rule that allows GOP rebels to kick him out as speaker.
The Georgia Republican accused Speaker Johnson of making a "slimy back room deal" with Democrats and vowed to move forward with her motion to vacate.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene detailed her plan Sunday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson for moving forward legislation to help fund Ukraine, declaring his speakership 'over.'
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Rep. Thomas Massie said conservatives would "probably not" start the clock on Saturday on a vote to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership. "Maybe," he added, as he got onto an elevator in the Capitol, less than an hour before the House is set to vote on foreign aid bills. The Kentucky Republican is one of three hardliners who have endorsed a push to boot Johnson, but the timing of when they will try to force a vote is unclear. Once they trigger it, the GOP leader will need help from Democrats...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is escalating her threat to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power, but she faces a steep climb if she hopes to achieve that goal. Not only has the