The far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) delegation in the European Parliament will be led by René Aust, newly elected AfD politicians decided on Monday. The decision comes after the faction voted eight members to four to expel Maximilian Krah from their delegation. Krah had been the AfD’s lead candidate in the European Parliament election, but […]
(Please note language in paragraph 6 that readers may find offensive) By Suzanne McGee and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed (Reuters) – A report on Monday that online broker E*Trade may consider banning Keith Gill, the meme-stock influencer who ignited frenzied trading in shares of GameStop in 2021, has triggered a backlash on social media sites. The […]
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump loyalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she’ll force a referendum on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — but not until next week. Greene has been dangling her ouster motion against Johnson since last month. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, HuffPost asked why she wanted to wait another week. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democratic leaders announced they would provide the votes to save the Republican speaker’s job. Speaking outside the Capitol, Greene ranted against […]
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing closer to peril after another conservative hardliner publicly came out in support of forcibly removing the Republican leader from his job. Shortly after unveiling a plan to deliver foreign aid to key U.S. allies, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., forcibly came out against the House speaker’s proposal in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism 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 Tuesday from a two-week spring recess, the fresh onslaught from the […]
A Tri-Cities lawmaker drawn out of her home legislative district last month by a federal judge in Seattle says she’s “considering everything” as she looks forward to the final two years serving in her seat. And on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined an emergency stay that would have blocked the new map from being […]
Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert is flirting with the idea of ousting Speaker Mike Johnson. She said on Steve Bannon’s podcast she doesn’t “want to get there, but we need leadership.” Boebert previously had a hand ensuring any GOP member can file a motion to vacate the speaker. Nearly four months after former GOP Speaker of […]