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...
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.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) appeared on Steve Bannon’s podcast to voice her frustrations with House Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of Ukraine funding.
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.
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...
As the last guitar tones of “Strange Days Are Here to Stay” rang out at the Fillmore Auditorium, Billie Joe Armstrong took the microphone in his hand. “This one goes out to all you weird motherf—ing QAnon motherf—ers out there,” he said. Then Green Day launched into the next track — “Living in the '20s” — a hard-edged number that ended on the screamed refrain, “Ain’t that a kick in the head? Ain’t that a kick in the head?” It’s been more than 30 years since the band released their landmark...
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...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wants to dump House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. She authored a resolution to force the House to take a vote of no confidence in the speaker. "I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos. But this is basically a warning," said Greene. Greene railed at Johnson for negotiating spending bills with Democrats and forgoing the GOP’s internal rule, requiring 72 hours before voting on legislation. I WANT MY MTV (MOTION TO VACATE):...
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When Rep. Matt Gaetz decided in the fall that it was time to try to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the process unfolded rather quickly. On Monday, Oct. 2, the Florida Republican took the procedural step, filing what’s known as a motion to vacate the chair. On Tuesday, Oct. 3 — less than 24 hours after the motion was filed — McCarthy lost his gavel. Months later, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is eager to bring down McCarthy’s successor, though the process is proving to be vastly different....