Published 13 days ago

Momentum grows to remove Johnson over potential change to ouster rule

House Republicans are pushing for changes to the motion to vacate the chair process, seen as a significant move by Speaker Mike Johnson.
A deal by Kevin McCarthy allows any House member to call for a floor vote on this process.

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CNN

House GOP erupts into name-calling and fresh threats to Johnson over effort to pass aid

Speaker Mike Johnson is being lobbied by his members to raise the threshold required to trigger the procedure to oust the speaker, according to multiple GOP sources – a move that would help ensure the Louisiana Republican can pass foreign aid bills and still keep his job without needing to rely on Democrats to bail him out.

13 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Hill

Momentum grows to remove Johnson over potential change to ouster rule

Momentum is growing quickly behind the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power if he moves to alter the motion to vacate rule as part of a package of foreign aid that’s expected to pass through the House this weekend. Johnson is reportedly flirting with a proposal to raise the threshold for forcing…

13 days ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Johnson rebuffs rule change that could save his House speakership

Johnson sought to quell those rumors in a statement after several members came out in opposition to such a plan.

13 days ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

Momentum Grows to Oust Mike Johnson as Speaker

"Momentum is growing quickly behind the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from power if he moves to alter the motion to vacate rule as part of a package of foreign aid that’s expected to pass through the House this weekend," The Hill reports.

14 days ago·New York, United States

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KWWL

GOP members urge Johnson to swiftly change rules over vacating speakership

13 days ago·Waterloo, United States

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Axios

Conservatives corner Mike Johnson in House floor confrontation

In a tense conversation on the House floor on Thursday, a group of conservatives pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to back off potential plans to make it harder to remove House speakers.

13 days ago·Washington, United States

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