Updates on the effort to oust Johnson
by Politico
Politico— 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...
MSNBC—Even Trump's had enough of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Mike Johnson. 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...
WTVR.com—Democrats say they will table efforts from Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. 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.
The Hill—Greene faces uphill battle to oust Johnson. 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