Marjorie Taylor Greene proceeded with her threat to try to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, calling for a vote on a motion to vacate the speaker from the House floor that lawmakers quickly voted to
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York declined to say Wednesday what Democrats would do if Greene forces repeated votes, saying "we'll take it one step at a time." "Marjorie Taylor Greene is the star of the show. The show is called 'Republicans Gone Wild,'" Jeffries said at...
For his part, Johnson doesn’t have a strong incentive to pay Greene’s ransom since shesimply doesn’t have the votesto take his gavel away. That said, the Louisiana Republican would no doubt prefer to avoid a vote on his fate because it would likely leave him weakened, even...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will meet with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday afternoon as the Georgia Republican vows to force a vote on the GOP leader’s ouster, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. The meeting is set to take
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike JohnsonReuters/Getty Images The meeting comes as Greene has saidshe will force a vote to remove Johnson from the leadership post this week. The timing of when Greene plans to trigger the motion to vacate, however, remains unclear. The House held votes later Monday...
She made the move after a vote to fund the government to prevent a shutdown -- which Johnson needed Democratic votes to pass. Greene then called her motion to vacate a "warning," adding that "it's time for our conference to choose a new speaker." Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ...
and when she does seek recognition, the House would have two legislative days to act on the motion. Lawmakers are poised to leave Washington for a two-week recess after votes on Friday, delaying any imminent action. The chamber could also move to table Greene's motion, effectively killing ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene met for a second day as they try to figure out an off ramp to her threat for a vote on the motion to remove him from office.
Marjorie Taylor Greene escalated her criticism Tuesday 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 from a two-week spring recess, the fresh...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to oust the Louisiana Republican from his speakership. Standing next to Johnson at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said, “We’re getting along very well with the speaker, and I get along very well with Marjorie. We have a speaker who was voted...