Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., announced his support for a motion to vacate Johnson on Friday. He was outraged over Johnson putting money for Ukraine's 'purposeless' fight against Russia on the House floor without border security measures attached
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.'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene maintained Sunday that she plans to follow through with an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn’t resign after the House passed a $95 billion package that includes foreign aid for Ukraine. “Mike Johnson’s leadership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process,” Greene, R-Ga., said in an interview on Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures." “If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated.” Asked whether...
Another conservative has joined the list of Republicans vying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson over his decision to push Ukraine aid at the expense of securing the southern border.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will let her fellow House Republicans hear from their constituents before deciding whether to move forward with a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson.
Former President Donald Trump has come to House Speaker Mike Johnson's defense, as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., pushes for the Louisiana Republican's ouster from the leadership position. "Well, look, we have a majority of one, OK?" Trump told radio host John Fredericks on Monday. "It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he’s a very good person. You know, he stood very strongly with me on NATO when I said NATO has to pay up It’s a tough situation when you have. I...
The Capitol Hill chroniclers at Punchbowl News made a proclamation Monday morning: “The winner of this Congress? Joe Biden.” It’s a remarkable statement, considering Democrats only hold the majority in the Senate. But the “burn it down caucus” in the House GOP has achieved the impossible. They have torched their own congressional majority, leaving themselves a one-seat governing majority in the House of Representatives. How? Republicans are running for the exits at an alarming clip. Rep. Ken...
Former President Donald Trump gave House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a vote of confidence when they held a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago last week, implicitly rebuking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her threats to oust him from power.But Greene is not deterred from her war with the speaker, CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju reports."On way into GOP meeting, [Greene] told me that Trump’s comments that he 'stands by' Mike Johnson doesn’t change her push to oust him," Raju...
Marjorie Taylor Greene got her first comrade today in her mission to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his speakership, with MAGA Rep. Thomas Massie joining the cause. In fact, according to Politico, the Kentucky lawmaker even said to Johnson's face today, "You're not gong to be the speaker much longer." — Read the rest
As Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to shepherd a package of foreign aid bills, including one with vital aid for Ukraine, through the House of Representatives, all eyes are on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s threat to oust him. So far, only Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has backed her efforts, but other far-right members surrounded Johnson on the House floor Thursday to express their disagreements. Greene and her fellow ideologues may want to tread carefully. There is a growing backlash on the Christian...