The Congressional Black Caucus has condemned Marjorie Taylor Greene after she accused Democrats of worshiping George Floyd, the 46-year old Black man who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer in 2020. On Monday, Greene, a Republican representative of Georgia, went on an expletive-filled rant in which she accused Democrats including Jamie Raskin of […]
The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday condemned comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., accusing Democrats of “worshiping” George Floyd, a Black man who was killed four years ago at the hands of Minneapolis police. “This is unhinged even for @RepMTG,” the caucus wrote in a post on X. “George Floyd did not deserve […]
It’s been two weeks since Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to oust the speaker. No one on Capitol Hill seems to care. The “motion to vacate” has seemingly lost its shock value. Two weeks ago, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene forced the House to vote on a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his job. It […]
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The overwhelming majorities of both parties voted on Wednesday to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup in the House, dealing a major blow to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who pushed forward with her effort to oust the GOP leader from the top job earlier that afternoon. The chamber voted 359-43-7 on […]
President Joe Biden threatens to cut off Israel’s supply of offensive weapons if it invades Rafah. Stormy Daniels will be cross-examined in Donald Trump’s trial. And another pageant queen gives up her crown days after Miss USA stepped down. Here’s what to know today. Biden says U.S. won’t transfer offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah […]
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday easily batted down an attempt by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to oust him from his post, after Democrats linked arms with most Republicans to fend off a second attempt by GOP hard-liners to strip the gavel from their party leader. The vote to kill the effort […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Democrats and Republicans does not guarantee an end to the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor late Wednesday and […]
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his allies beat back a dramatic effort by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust him from power Wednesday, ending — for now — months of threats against his speakership. The vote to “table” or kill Greene’s motion to vacate the speaker’s chair was 359-43. Just 10 […]
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson was quickly rejected Wednesday in a bipartisan vote. A vote on a motion to table Greene’s resolution succeeded 359 to 43, killing the resolution before it could make it to the floor for a vote. Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table the […]
WASHINGTON ― The House of Representatives quickly tabled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday. The motion to table the Georgia Republican’s resolution passed by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin of 359 to 43, with 196 Republicans against Greene and only 11 supporting her move against the speaker. “I […]
Conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) could be facing a “humiliating” fall from grace within her own party, according to MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin. “There’s always been a certain level of tolerance for MTG among her congressional colleagues,” he said on Saturday. “But now, they are making it known that they are getting sick […]