US EditionMarjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Set To Launch Bid To Oust Speaker Mike Johnson Before Leaving Congress
Greene seeks nine Republican signatures to trigger a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson amid growing GOP discontent before her early January resignation.
- With six legislative days left, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing support for a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson before resigning next year.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right lawmaker, has widened her split with GOP colleagues, claiming to represent `America First` and facing backlash after a `60 Minutes` interview, with President Donald Trump calling her `traitor`.
- Under new House rules, nine Republicans are needed to force a vacate vote, and sources say Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is approaching members to secure that support.
- A bid to oust Speaker Mike Johnson would likely fail, reporting suggests, as complaints about Johnson's leadership grow among GOP colleagues, reports and sources say.
- House rules tightened after the McCarthy ouster now require nine Republicans to trigger a vacate motion, set to prevent a repeat of the 2023 motion that toppled former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy years ago.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Congress, but she isn’t going quietly
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has only a few weeks until her time in the House of Representatives is over, and she’s capping it off with a bold effort: ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Greene’s effort is the latest undertaking from GOP women in the House to circumvent Johnson as they sought leadership positions as well as votes on several specific bills. Greene reportedly is working behind the scenes to gather the necessary nine …
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wildly Plotting to Oust Mike Johnson on Her Way Out of Congress: Report
(Tom Williams | Credit: AP) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is reportedly testing support for a last-ditch effort to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, with barely weeks left in office. Greene has been quietly sounding out colleagues about backing a motion to vacate the chair, multiple anonymous sources familiar with her efforts told MS NOW. Under new House rules, nine Republicans would be needed to force such a vote, a threshold designed to …
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