CNN’s Manu Raju spoke to Republican lawmakers to discuss Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) efforts to build support for potentially ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Hard-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson and threatening his ouster. The Georgia Republican outlined her complaints in a lengthy letter Tuesday to colleagues and renewed threats of a snap vote that could remove him from the speaker's office. It comes as lawmakers return to work from a two-week spring recess and drags the still-new speaker back into the Republican chaos that has defined GOP House control. Johnson has little choice...
CNN’s Erin Burnett shows how Russian state media is giving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) positive coverage over her campaign to end US aid to Ukraine.
Marjorie Taylor Greene once again spews stupidity wrapped in toxic anger as
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene welcomed Republicans back to work Tuesday with a five-page broadside attack on Speaker Mike Johnson, making sure everyone knows that she’s serious about her threat to try to oust him. Greene’s trying to foment more anger and division, and in one sense it’s working. The problem for her is that she’s made herself the target, as House members are sick of her constant political stunts. Johnson has presided over “a complete and total surrender to, if not complete and...
It sure looks like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t bluffing. The MAGA firebrand from Georgia released a furious five-page letter Tuesday detailing why she filed a motion in March to oust Rep. Mike Johnson from his position as House speaker. At the time, she had described the filing as a “warning.” Her letter marks a new escalation. Capitol Hill observers see her missive as a serious threat to put Johnson’s speakership to a vote. At this point, it appears that if Johnson goes ahead in the...
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...
The ill-fated impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was finally supposed to take center stage for House Republicans this week after Speaker Mike Johnson pulled it last week. The House impeachment managers presented the articles to the Senate Tuesday afternoon, in what’s supposed to be a solemn and grave proceeding—impeachment is as serious as it gets in Congress. Mayorkas’ impeachment is supposed to demonstrate the House GOP’s resolve on immigration and border...
Hard-right Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a snap vote that could remove him from office. As lawmakers returned to work Tuesday from a two-week spring recess, the fresh onslaught
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a snap vote that could remove him from office. As lawmakers returned to work Tuesday from a two-week spring recess, the fresh onslaught from the Georgia congresswoman dragged the still-new
Greene in stark terms warned Johnson not to reach across the aisle to Democrats for votes he
Arnold Isaacs She’s one of far too many politicians of this moment who think and speak with no regard for truth or reasonable argument.