GOP Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) wrote in a social media post that the Biden Administration’s Justice Department tried to “assassinate” former President Donald Trump in a new social media post that shows an escalation in her use of radical language.
The post seems to have started with a statement Trump made on Truth Social, where he claimed without evidence that the Department of Justice “Authorized The FBI To Use Deadly (Lethal) Force” during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. The search found scores of boxes of classified documents illegally stored at the residence.
Greene went with the former president’s baseless accusation.
“I made sure that he knew,” Greene wrote on X. “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone get it yet???!!!! What are Republicans going to do about it? I tried to oust our...
The post seems to have started with a statement Trump made on Truth Social, where he claimed without evidence that the Department of Justice “Authorized The FBI To Use Deadly (Lethal) Force” during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. The search found scores of boxes of classified documents illegally stored at the residence.
Greene went with the former president’s baseless accusation.
“I made sure that he knew,” Greene wrote on X. “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone get it yet???!!!! What are Republicans going to do about it? I tried to oust our...
- 5/23/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump’s attorneys discovered four documents marked “classified” in his bedroom four months after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago estate. The new revelation is among those in a new filing by a federal judge in the case.
In the spring of 2022, the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump and directed him to return the classified documents he had taken. However, in June that year, Trump’s attorneys falsely insisted to law enforcement that there were no such materials at Mar-a-Lago. When Trump subsequently refused to comply with the subpoena, the FBI executed the search warrant in August 2022 to retrieve the classified documents.
In December 2022, Trump’s legal team swept his properties and found even more classified documents – this time in the former president’s bedroom. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell expressed bewilderment at this. “Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents...
In the spring of 2022, the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump and directed him to return the classified documents he had taken. However, in June that year, Trump’s attorneys falsely insisted to law enforcement that there were no such materials at Mar-a-Lago. When Trump subsequently refused to comply with the subpoena, the FBI executed the search warrant in August 2022 to retrieve the classified documents.
In December 2022, Trump’s legal team swept his properties and found even more classified documents – this time in the former president’s bedroom. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell expressed bewilderment at this. “Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents...
- 5/22/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Donald Trump’s attorneys recently argued in court that the former president should be shielded from all criminal prosecution — even if they order the assassination of a political opponent. While no president has yet to test that bold legal theory, Trump and his Maga allies are now baselessly attempting to accuse Joe Biden of authorizing the assassination of Trump during the FBI’s 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago.
Documents unsealed Tuesday revealed that more classified material was found at the former president’s Palm Beach estate after the FBI’s August 2022 raid.
Documents unsealed Tuesday revealed that more classified material was found at the former president’s Palm Beach estate after the FBI’s August 2022 raid.
- 5/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) got into a heated exchange at Thursday’s House Oversight meeting. The meeting focused on GOP efforts to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refuses to release audio recordings of President Joe Biden‘s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has zero regrets about her heated exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a House committee hearing last week, telling CNN that Greene’s insult about Crockett’s appearance was “absolutely” racist.
“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.
“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said. “Women wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves.
“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.
“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said. “Women wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update reacted to the planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as well as an especially viral exchange in the House of Representatives this week involving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-ga).
For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second on ABC in September, co-anchor Colin Jost suggested that viewers “take a bottle of Ambien and Adderall at the same time.”
Jost also mocked each candidate for their social media posts agreeing to the debate, as Biden addressed Trump with “Make my day,...
For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second on ABC in September, co-anchor Colin Jost suggested that viewers “take a bottle of Ambien and Adderall at the same time.”
Jost also mocked each candidate for their social media posts agreeing to the debate, as Biden addressed Trump with “Make my day,...
- 5/19/2024
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
“I’m not afraid to testify at all, I’m just not going to out of fear,” said James Austin Johnson ‘s Donald Trump from the hall of a Manhattan courthouse in the cold open tonight of the final show of SNL’s 49th season.
Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential Vice President. Sen, Tim Scott, played by Devon Walker, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, both got a cameo, but there was only one true contender – at least according to Trump.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies, It’s the late great Hannibal Lector,...
Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential Vice President. Sen, Tim Scott, played by Devon Walker, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, both got a cameo, but there was only one true contender – at least according to Trump.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies, It’s the late great Hannibal Lector,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
On Thursday, a hearing of the Congressional Oversight Committee descended into chaos after repeated outbursts from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Tensions throughout the proceeding reached a tipping point in a heated exchange between Greene, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-n.Y.) after Greene made a comment attacking Crockett’s appearance.
The Republican-controlled committee had gathered to advance a resolution seeking to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after a similar resolution had passed in the House Judiciary Committee earlier that day.
Greene...
The Republican-controlled committee had gathered to advance a resolution seeking to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after a similar resolution had passed in the House Judiciary Committee earlier that day.
Greene...
- 5/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
C-span coverage of Congress turned into a Jerry Springer-like spectacle of name-calling and insults on Thursday, as a verbal jab lobbed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-ga) triggered an extended period of outcry from several Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
The purpose of the hearing was to consider whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, a polarizing proposal that quickly made the proceedings raucous. But things got especially chaotic after Greene took a swipe at Rep. Jasmine Crockett over her “fake eyelashes.”
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny) then stepped in to protest Greene’s remarks, telling her, “How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person.”
Greene responded, “Are your feelings hurt?”
“Oh, girl. Baby girl. Don’t even play,” Ocasio-Cortez responded.
Greene said that she would strike her words, but she declined to apologize.
For her part, Crockett got in a dig at Greene as...
The purpose of the hearing was to consider whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, a polarizing proposal that quickly made the proceedings raucous. But things got especially chaotic after Greene took a swipe at Rep. Jasmine Crockett over her “fake eyelashes.”
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny) then stepped in to protest Greene’s remarks, telling her, “How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person.”
Greene responded, “Are your feelings hurt?”
“Oh, girl. Baby girl. Don’t even play,” Ocasio-Cortez responded.
Greene said that she would strike her words, but she declined to apologize.
For her part, Crockett got in a dig at Greene as...
- 5/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses House Speaker Mike Johnson Of Being ‘Owned By The Democrats’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of being “owned by the Democrats” in a new interview.
Greene’s allegations come as a response to Johnson’s perceived unwillingness to “defund Jack Smith,” the special counsel who has brought two indictments against former President Donald Trump.
“Mike Johnson is owned by the Democrats, and that proved to me to be right again,” Greene stated in an interview on Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. She went on to claim that it was not Republicans who saved Johnson from her “motion to vacate” his position, but instead Democrats, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and former House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-New York).
“When you have Nancy Pelosi, who was Speaker of the House when they impeached President Trump twice, and you have Jerry Nadler, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee that led the impeachment against President Trump,...
Greene’s allegations come as a response to Johnson’s perceived unwillingness to “defund Jack Smith,” the special counsel who has brought two indictments against former President Donald Trump.
“Mike Johnson is owned by the Democrats, and that proved to me to be right again,” Greene stated in an interview on Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. She went on to claim that it was not Republicans who saved Johnson from her “motion to vacate” his position, but instead Democrats, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and former House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-New York).
“When you have Nancy Pelosi, who was Speaker of the House when they impeached President Trump twice, and you have Jerry Nadler, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee that led the impeachment against President Trump,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicked the hornet’s nest last weekend when he encouraged the women of Benedictine College’s 2024 graduate class to embrace their roles as wives and homemakers rather than putting their degrees to use. While the speech drew widespread criticism for his characterization of women and LGBTQ+ people, Butker also promoted an insidious piece of antisemitic misinformation pertaining to legislation in Congress.
“I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,...
“I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Andrew Perez and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is backing the former naval pilot Aaron Dimmock as a primary opponent against his nemesis, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida).
Gaetz is one of the eight Republicans responsible for his being ousted as House speaker.
“Gaetz is the Hunter Biden of the Republican Party,” the ex-House Speaker stated during an interview with Politico. “He’s got an opponent who is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, trained at Pensacola, went to the Naval Academy and flew jets to defend us while Gaetz was getting kicked out of high school, buying coke and paying minors for sex.”
McCarthy was speaking about the House Ethics Committee investigation, which began in 2021, over allegation the Florida representative had breached sex trafficking laws and had relations with a 17-year-old girl.
Gaetz replied to McCarthy’s support of the ex-naval aviator on the platform X.
“Kevin McCarthy, who quit Congress, has recruited Missouri-Based @aaronwdimmock to run against me,...
Gaetz is one of the eight Republicans responsible for his being ousted as House speaker.
“Gaetz is the Hunter Biden of the Republican Party,” the ex-House Speaker stated during an interview with Politico. “He’s got an opponent who is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, trained at Pensacola, went to the Naval Academy and flew jets to defend us while Gaetz was getting kicked out of high school, buying coke and paying minors for sex.”
McCarthy was speaking about the House Ethics Committee investigation, which began in 2021, over allegation the Florida representative had breached sex trafficking laws and had relations with a 17-year-old girl.
Gaetz replied to McCarthy’s support of the ex-naval aviator on the platform X.
“Kevin McCarthy, who quit Congress, has recruited Missouri-Based @aaronwdimmock to run against me,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Marjorie Taylor Greene forced a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday evening, a move her colleagues in Congress quickly voted to kill.
The House voted 359-43 to table the motion, with 193 Republicans siding with 163 Democrats in striking it down.
Greene has been teasing that she will force a vote to oust Johnson despite garnering virtually no support for the move, and former President Donald Trump reportedly telling her over the weekend to drop the stunt. She seemed ready to do so yesterday, but went ahead and forced the vote on Wednesday.
The House voted 359-43 to table the motion, with 193 Republicans siding with 163 Democrats in striking it down.
Greene has been teasing that she will force a vote to oust Johnson despite garnering virtually no support for the move, and former President Donald Trump reportedly telling her over the weekend to drop the stunt. She seemed ready to do so yesterday, but went ahead and forced the vote on Wednesday.
- 5/8/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, a move that would have sent the chamber into another round of chaos.
Greene’s motion to oust Johnson was tabled 359-43, with seven members voting present. Eleven Republicans and 32 Democrats voted against sidelining the motion.
The vote was a resounding defeat for Greene, who had insisted that she had substantial support for her effort.
CNN and MSNBC did extensive coverage of the vote, but Fox News largely stuck with The Five, doing a more complete update on Special Report at 6 p.m. Et.
That’s quite a contrast to October, when the House rejected efforts to table a resolution to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He then was removed as speaker, with 208 Democrats joining with eight Republicans.
That led to a protracted effort to find a successor who could amass a majority to become the next speaker.
Greene’s motion to oust Johnson was tabled 359-43, with seven members voting present. Eleven Republicans and 32 Democrats voted against sidelining the motion.
The vote was a resounding defeat for Greene, who had insisted that she had substantial support for her effort.
CNN and MSNBC did extensive coverage of the vote, but Fox News largely stuck with The Five, doing a more complete update on Special Report at 6 p.m. Et.
That’s quite a contrast to October, when the House rejected efforts to table a resolution to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He then was removed as speaker, with 208 Democrats joining with eight Republicans.
That led to a protracted effort to find a successor who could amass a majority to become the next speaker.
- 5/8/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) shot back at Fox News after columnist Liz Peek wrote an op-ed in which she called the Georgia representative an “idiot.”
“It’s high time someone in the Republican Party told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats and stop trying to defeat her own party,” Peek wrote in her op-ed, which was titled, “Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP.”
Peek noted that the representative “would rather burn down the House, metaphorically speaking, than work towards the greater good.”
She added, “The greater good, unless she and her fellow discontents in Congress have forgotten, is defeating Joe Biden in November.”
She later mentioned in her op-ed that “the internal squabbles of the party” must end.
“If Marjorie Taylor Greene and others want to oppose aid to Ukraine or the Fisa bill,...
“It’s high time someone in the Republican Party told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats and stop trying to defeat her own party,” Peek wrote in her op-ed, which was titled, “Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP.”
Peek noted that the representative “would rather burn down the House, metaphorically speaking, than work towards the greater good.”
She added, “The greater good, unless she and her fellow discontents in Congress have forgotten, is defeating Joe Biden in November.”
She later mentioned in her op-ed that “the internal squabbles of the party” must end.
“If Marjorie Taylor Greene and others want to oppose aid to Ukraine or the Fisa bill,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a ban on lab-grown meat to “save our beef” from the “global elite” and its “authoritarian plans.”
The newly enacted law is the first of its kind in the nation and prohibits the sale and distribution of lab-grown meat in Florida. Similar initiatives are also being implemented in Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee.
DeSantis declared, “Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs.”
Lab-grown, or “cultivated,” meat was approved for consumption in the United States in 2022. The production process involves extracting cells from an animal and nourishing them with essential nutrients like proteins, sugars, and fats. The final product is genetically identical to conventionally sourced meat. Various studies indicate that consumption of cultivated meat can significantly benefit the environment, reducing carbon emissions, water usage and land requirements compared to conventionally produced meat.
The newly enacted law is the first of its kind in the nation and prohibits the sale and distribution of lab-grown meat in Florida. Similar initiatives are also being implemented in Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee.
DeSantis declared, “Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs.”
Lab-grown, or “cultivated,” meat was approved for consumption in the United States in 2022. The production process involves extracting cells from an animal and nourishing them with essential nutrients like proteins, sugars, and fats. The final product is genetically identical to conventionally sourced meat. Various studies indicate that consumption of cultivated meat can significantly benefit the environment, reducing carbon emissions, water usage and land requirements compared to conventionally produced meat.
- 5/3/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), stating that she is “bringing down brand of the Republican Party” and is placing the Republican Senate majority at risk.
“I think she’s uninformed,” Tillis stated in a clip played on CNN news anchor Erin Burnett.
“She is a total waste of time,” he added. “She is a horrible leader. She is dragging our brand down. She – not the Democrats – are the biggest risks to us getting back to a majority.”
The North Carolina senator’s comments came after Greene criticized the GOP’s move to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill.
This bill, passed by the Senate on April 23 and signed by President Joe Biden the next day, includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and provisions that might lead to a national ban on TikTok.
The package provides $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, $26 billion...
“I think she’s uninformed,” Tillis stated in a clip played on CNN news anchor Erin Burnett.
“She is a total waste of time,” he added. “She is a horrible leader. She is dragging our brand down. She – not the Democrats – are the biggest risks to us getting back to a majority.”
The North Carolina senator’s comments came after Greene criticized the GOP’s move to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill.
This bill, passed by the Senate on April 23 and signed by President Joe Biden the next day, includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and provisions that might lead to a national ban on TikTok.
The package provides $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, $26 billion...
- 4/30/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
In 2022, the fall of Roe v. Wade ignited concerns that access to contraception may be the next target. Legislative records of many Republican lawmakers reveal that these fears are not baseless.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas advocated for a reconsideration of long-standing precedents, such as the landmark 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision, which granted married couples the right to use contraceptives without government interference. Thomas’s opinion poses a direct threat to contraception rights.
President Joe Biden recently announced measures aimed at reducing barriers to contraceptive access. On Twitter, Biden accused “Maga Republicans” of attempting to restrict women in America from safe and Fda-approved contraception, even in states where women’s healthcare choices remain protected.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) challenged the president’s statement and asserted that “Maga Republicans” are not trying to obstruct women’s access to contraceptives and that Biden shouldn’t mislead women by suggesting that...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas advocated for a reconsideration of long-standing precedents, such as the landmark 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision, which granted married couples the right to use contraceptives without government interference. Thomas’s opinion poses a direct threat to contraception rights.
President Joe Biden recently announced measures aimed at reducing barriers to contraceptive access. On Twitter, Biden accused “Maga Republicans” of attempting to restrict women in America from safe and Fda-approved contraception, even in states where women’s healthcare choices remain protected.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) challenged the president’s statement and asserted that “Maga Republicans” are not trying to obstruct women’s access to contraceptives and that Biden shouldn’t mislead women by suggesting that...
- 4/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy praised GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for being a “very serious legislator” despite her remarks about replacing House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade noted in an interview with McCarthy that Greene is hoping to oust Johnson, much like Rep. Matt Gaetz deposed him on October 3, 2023.
“Now what she’s doing is much different than what Matt Gaetz is doing – did,” the former House speaker stated. “She didn’t make it privileged, so it’s not up for a vote.”
“And the one thing I’ve always found about Marjorie is she’s a very serious legislator that deals with policy,” he added.
“And the best way to deal with anyone like that is to sit down and talk to them,” he continued. “I don’t believe the speaker has spoken to Marjorie. I think if you sit down and discuss, you understand you have Congress,...
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade noted in an interview with McCarthy that Greene is hoping to oust Johnson, much like Rep. Matt Gaetz deposed him on October 3, 2023.
“Now what she’s doing is much different than what Matt Gaetz is doing – did,” the former House speaker stated. “She didn’t make it privileged, so it’s not up for a vote.”
“And the one thing I’ve always found about Marjorie is she’s a very serious legislator that deals with policy,” he added.
“And the best way to deal with anyone like that is to sit down and talk to them,” he continued. “I don’t believe the speaker has spoken to Marjorie. I think if you sit down and discuss, you understand you have Congress,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The former GOP speaker, Newt Gingrich, offered advice for House Speaker Mike Johnson on how he can deal with the “narcissists” in the GOP.
Gingrich attacked hard-right disrupters, calling them “narcissists” and “selfish idiots” while also praising the way Johnson handled an unmanageable caucus.
“[Johnson] has the narrowest majority in modern times, and it’s not a true majority because he’s got six or eight narcissists – people who think that they individually get to screw up everything,” the former GOP speaker told Politico.
He also called out Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) during this interview.
“I think they self-define,” he said of the GOP members. “I’d start with Gaetz, but I would say the list goes on. He’s the super narcissist.”
Gingrich attacked Gaetz for ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3, 2023, and the continued dysfunction.
“The demons that Gaetz unleashed by going after McCarthy are still out there,...
Gingrich attacked hard-right disrupters, calling them “narcissists” and “selfish idiots” while also praising the way Johnson handled an unmanageable caucus.
“[Johnson] has the narrowest majority in modern times, and it’s not a true majority because he’s got six or eight narcissists – people who think that they individually get to screw up everything,” the former GOP speaker told Politico.
He also called out Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) during this interview.
“I think they self-define,” he said of the GOP members. “I’d start with Gaetz, but I would say the list goes on. He’s the super narcissist.”
Gingrich attacked Gaetz for ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3, 2023, and the continued dysfunction.
“The demons that Gaetz unleashed by going after McCarthy are still out there,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has not given up her quest to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, demanding he either “resign” or “be vacated” after ushering through legislation to send military aid to Ukraine on Saturday.
“Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated,” Greene told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
Greene: Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign…...
“Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated,” Greene told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
Greene: Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign…...
- 4/21/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
In a demonstration of her opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed foreign aid package, controversial Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) presented a series of amendments to the bills on Wednesday. Among these amendments was a peculiar suggestion to allocate funds for the “development of space laser technology on the southwest border.”
Greene, whose political reputation was tarnished in the early stages of her congressional term when Media Matters exposed her claim in a social media post that “Jewish space lasers” were responsible for a wildfire in California, proposed a plan to utilize such space lasers to safeguard the southern border of the United States.
On Wednesday, Greene posted to X, “I’ve previously voted to fund space lasers for Israel’s defense. America needs to take our national security seriously and deserves the same type of defense for our border that Israel has and proudly uses.”
Among her other...
Greene, whose political reputation was tarnished in the early stages of her congressional term when Media Matters exposed her claim in a social media post that “Jewish space lasers” were responsible for a wildfire in California, proposed a plan to utilize such space lasers to safeguard the southern border of the United States.
On Wednesday, Greene posted to X, “I’ve previously voted to fund space lasers for Israel’s defense. America needs to take our national security seriously and deserves the same type of defense for our border that Israel has and proudly uses.”
Among her other...
- 4/21/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
After months of delays, the House of Representatives passed a foreign aid package that would send funding to Ukraine and Israel — and encompassed a ban on TikTok — in a Saturday vote, despite the vocal opposition from some far-right members of Congress to the former.
All 210 Democrats present for the vote sided in favor of the Ukraine aid bill to help the beleaguered nation currently at war with Russia, while 112 Republicans voted against it. The vote comes after intense pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who faces threats of being removed...
All 210 Democrats present for the vote sided in favor of the Ukraine aid bill to help the beleaguered nation currently at war with Russia, while 112 Republicans voted against it. The vote comes after intense pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who faces threats of being removed...
- 4/20/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
As the House moves to vote on Ukraine aid this weekend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) suggested, without any evidence, that House Speaker Mike Johnson might be being “blackmailed.”
“Mike Johnson has made a complete departure of who he is and what he stands for,” Greene told conservative commentator Tucker Carlson during an interview on his show, Tucker Carlson Uncensored. “And to the point where people are literally asking — is he being blackmailed? What is wrong with him? Because he’s completely disconnected with what we want.”
Carlson asked her if she believed that Johnson was being blackmailed.
“I have no idea,” the Georgia Representative responded. “I can’t comprehend, Tucker.”
During the interview, Greene listed off more policy areas she feels that Johnson has not paid attention to, such as border security, anti-abortion and anti-trans legislation.
“I mean, what in the world happened?” she asked. “And you can’t help but wonder,...
“Mike Johnson has made a complete departure of who he is and what he stands for,” Greene told conservative commentator Tucker Carlson during an interview on his show, Tucker Carlson Uncensored. “And to the point where people are literally asking — is he being blackmailed? What is wrong with him? Because he’s completely disconnected with what we want.”
Carlson asked her if she believed that Johnson was being blackmailed.
“I have no idea,” the Georgia Representative responded. “I can’t comprehend, Tucker.”
During the interview, Greene listed off more policy areas she feels that Johnson has not paid attention to, such as border security, anti-abortion and anti-trans legislation.
“I mean, what in the world happened?” she asked. “And you can’t help but wonder,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
For all the time Republicans spend complaining about the economic struggles faced by everyday Americans, they remain steadfast in their commitment to ensuring major corporations can continue squeezing their customers.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the GOP-controlled House Financial Services Committee voted to advance a bill that would repeal a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Cfpb) rule that drastically reduces the caps on credit card late fees — from $30-$41 to $8. The legislation would also repeal the Cfpb’s ban on automatic adjustment of late fees due to inflation. In the Democratic-controlled Senate,...
Late Wednesday afternoon, the GOP-controlled House Financial Services Committee voted to advance a bill that would repeal a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Cfpb) rule that drastically reduces the caps on credit card late fees — from $30-$41 to $8. The legislation would also repeal the Cfpb’s ban on automatic adjustment of late fees due to inflation. In the Democratic-controlled Senate,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The Senate has voted to dismiss the primary articles of impeachment leveled against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Senators voted to dismiss the charges against Mayorkas after just a few hours of contentious procedural discussion on the Senate floor, rebuking GOP efforts to make an immigration scapegoat of the secretary despite their own repeated obstruction of legislation aimed at quelling undocumented immigration at the southern border.
In a historic vote, the Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the first article against Mayrokas, accusing him of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law.
Senators voted to dismiss the charges against Mayorkas after just a few hours of contentious procedural discussion on the Senate floor, rebuking GOP efforts to make an immigration scapegoat of the secretary despite their own repeated obstruction of legislation aimed at quelling undocumented immigration at the southern border.
In a historic vote, the Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the first article against Mayrokas, accusing him of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law.
- 4/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene has gained an ally in her crusade to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position as head of the Republican caucus. On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced that he has signed on to co-sponsor Greene’s motion to vacate against Johnson.
“I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I’m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by [Greene]. He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker,” Massie wrote on X.
“I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I’m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by [Greene]. He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker,” Massie wrote on X.
- 4/16/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Former GOP Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) slammed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for getting talking points from Russian President Vladimir Putin while threatening to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Now that Congress has returned from recess, Johnson has to figure out how he can pass new aid for Ukraine, something that far-right Republicans such as Greene oppose.
Greene slammed Johnson for holding a vote to fund Ukraine, saying it was one of the most “egregious things” he could do.
“Moscow Marjorie is focused now on this Ukraine issue, getting her talking points from the Kremlin, making sure she is popular, and getting a lot of coverage,’ Buck told CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront.
Buck, one of the eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, accused the Georgia representative of always focusing on her social media account instead of the national interest.
The retired Colorado Representative claimed...
Now that Congress has returned from recess, Johnson has to figure out how he can pass new aid for Ukraine, something that far-right Republicans such as Greene oppose.
Greene slammed Johnson for holding a vote to fund Ukraine, saying it was one of the most “egregious things” he could do.
“Moscow Marjorie is focused now on this Ukraine issue, getting her talking points from the Kremlin, making sure she is popular, and getting a lot of coverage,’ Buck told CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront.
Buck, one of the eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, accused the Georgia representative of always focusing on her social media account instead of the national interest.
The retired Colorado Representative claimed...
- 4/14/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have endorsed a bill that would ban non-citizens from voting in federal elections — a thing that is already illegal.
If you haven’t already guessed, the legislation is a brazen stunt intended to gin up public support for a former president campaigning on an anti-immigration platform and a house speaker on the brink of being ousted by extremists in his caucus.
No state allows non-citizens to vote in federal or state elections, but there are limited instances in which residents who have...
If you haven’t already guessed, the legislation is a brazen stunt intended to gin up public support for a former president campaigning on an anti-immigration platform and a house speaker on the brink of being ousted by extremists in his caucus.
No state allows non-citizens to vote in federal or state elections, but there are limited instances in which residents who have...
- 4/12/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a fundraising email labeling the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants as “activists” was a mistake.
These emails, which were sent to Kennedy’s supporters last week, called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a “political prisoner” and suggested that he and Capitol rioters were victims of an “outrageous miscarriage of justice.”
“Rarely do opposites attract, especially in Washington,” the email stated. “Yet regarding the case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who is facing extradition to the U.S., both hard-right Marjorie Taylor Greene and hard-left Ilhan Omar Agree: We Must Free Assange Now!”
“The Brits want to make sure our government doesn’t kill Assange,” the letter claimed. “This is the reality that every American Citizen faces – from [Edward] Snowden to Julian Assange to the J6 activists sitting in a Washington D.C. jail cell stripped of their Constitutional liberties.”
Kennedy...
These emails, which were sent to Kennedy’s supporters last week, called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a “political prisoner” and suggested that he and Capitol rioters were victims of an “outrageous miscarriage of justice.”
“Rarely do opposites attract, especially in Washington,” the email stated. “Yet regarding the case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who is facing extradition to the U.S., both hard-right Marjorie Taylor Greene and hard-left Ilhan Omar Agree: We Must Free Assange Now!”
“The Brits want to make sure our government doesn’t kill Assange,” the letter claimed. “This is the reality that every American Citizen faces – from [Edward] Snowden to Julian Assange to the J6 activists sitting in a Washington D.C. jail cell stripped of their Constitutional liberties.”
Kennedy...
- 4/12/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don’t live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, the former BBC presenters who now host podcast The News Agents – USA.
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel beat the UK’s major news networks in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday. They entered Donald Trump’s Florida estate with a simple ambition to test the mood inside the ex-president’s camp, but ended up being told to “f*** off” by one of his most fanatical supporters.
Maitlis, the former BBC journalist immortalized by Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s Scoop, was probing Marjorie Taylor Greene...
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel beat the UK’s major news networks in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday. They entered Donald Trump’s Florida estate with a simple ambition to test the mood inside the ex-president’s camp, but ended up being told to “f*** off” by one of his most fanatical supporters.
Maitlis, the former BBC journalist immortalized by Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s Scoop, was probing Marjorie Taylor Greene...
- 4/10/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Congress is back from its Easter Break and things are already getting chaotic in the House of Representatives. Amid chatter that House Speaker Mike Johnson may soon face a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene, one representative wants to remind Republicans in the lower chamber of their top priority: electing Donald Trump in November.
On Tuesday, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who was recently subpoenaed by Arizona prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state, told Newsmax that while he’s “dismayed and disappointed” with Johnson’s performance,...
On Tuesday, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who was recently subpoenaed by Arizona prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state, told Newsmax that while he’s “dismayed and disappointed” with Johnson’s performance,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
It’s eclipse day in America, and if you thought Fox News was going to act normal about it, you were wrong.
The right-wing news network wasted no time on Monday attempting to link the moon’s brief blotting out of the sun to migrant crossings at the Mexico border.
“Fox News alert! A rare celestial event collides with a policy failure on the ground. The southern border is directly in the path of totality today when the moon covers the sun,” host Dana Perino said during Monday’s broadcast of America’s Newsroom.
The right-wing news network wasted no time on Monday attempting to link the moon’s brief blotting out of the sun to migrant crossings at the Mexico border.
“Fox News alert! A rare celestial event collides with a policy failure on the ground. The southern border is directly in the path of totality today when the moon covers the sun,” host Dana Perino said during Monday’s broadcast of America’s Newsroom.
- 4/8/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Republican Rep. Mike Turner accused some of his colleagues of having “uttered” Russian propaganda “on the House floor” amid Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” the chair of the House Intelligence Committee told Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
.@RepMikeTurner tells @jaketapper it's "absolutely true" that Russian propaganda has "infected" a portion of the GOP base,...
“We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” the chair of the House Intelligence Committee told Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
.@RepMikeTurner tells @jaketapper it's "absolutely true" that Russian propaganda has "infected" a portion of the GOP base,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the New York City and New Jersey areas on Friday morning. The occurrence was a shock, considering the East Coast is not known for earthquakes, though fault lines run through the area. Officials have yet to confirm which fault line caused the quake.
Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) took the quake as a sign from God. The Georgia representative posted to X after the earthquake, urging Americans “to repent.”
“God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent,” Greene wrote. “Eartquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens.”
God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent.
Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come.
I pray that our country listens.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) April 5, 2024
It is unclear who Greene specifically urged to repent or why. A total solar eclipse is set...
Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) took the quake as a sign from God. The Georgia representative posted to X after the earthquake, urging Americans “to repent.”
“God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent,” Greene wrote. “Eartquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens.”
God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent.
Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come.
I pray that our country listens.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) April 5, 2024
It is unclear who Greene specifically urged to repent or why. A total solar eclipse is set...
- 4/6/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
A mild earthquake struck New York and parts of the Northeast on Friday. The most notable thing about the tremor was the rarity of any sort of perceivable seismic activity in the tri-state area. Marjorie Taylor Greene had an explanation, writing on X (formerly Twitter) that the quake was evidence of God’s displeasure with America.
“God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens,” the Republican from Georgia warned.
God is sending...
“God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens,” the Republican from Georgia warned.
God is sending...
- 4/5/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani defended his support of former President Donald Trump, claiming it would “help me in heaven” while admitting that it would likely lead to him being disbarred in Washington, D.C., and New York.
The former New York mayor recorded an episode with Dr. Maria Ryan on his Uncovering the Truth podcast. In the segment, he again falsely claimed that Trump had won the 2020 election against President Joe Biden.
Giuliani told Ryan that “the bar association is going to crucify me no matter what” for revealing some “confidential stuff.”
“I will be disbarred in New York and Washington, and it will have nothing to do with anything I did wrong,” he said. “And I consider that something that will help me in heaven for sticking to my principles and not being a weakling like all these weaklings who are afraid to represent Trump.”
As a lawyer, Giuliani,...
The former New York mayor recorded an episode with Dr. Maria Ryan on his Uncovering the Truth podcast. In the segment, he again falsely claimed that Trump had won the 2020 election against President Joe Biden.
Giuliani told Ryan that “the bar association is going to crucify me no matter what” for revealing some “confidential stuff.”
“I will be disbarred in New York and Washington, and it will have nothing to do with anything I did wrong,” he said. “And I consider that something that will help me in heaven for sticking to my principles and not being a weakling like all these weaklings who are afraid to represent Trump.”
As a lawyer, Giuliani,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
The Georgia State House passed a bill that makes it easier for police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants.
The bill would make it easier for police departments to identify and arrest undocumented immigrants. Under the proposed law, sheriffs must report to federal authorities if someone they arrest does not have documentation. Local governments could lose state funding if they don’t report such cases.
The state House voted 97-74 for House Bill 1105, which was sponsored by state Rep. Jesse Petrea (R).
The bill comes after Laken Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was beaten to death by an undocumented immigrant. On February 22, she was found dead in the woods on the University of Georgia’s campus after her roommate called the police, reporting that she did not return from a morning run. The man accused of the crime is a Venezuelan migrant Jose Ibarra, who crossed into the U.S.
The bill would make it easier for police departments to identify and arrest undocumented immigrants. Under the proposed law, sheriffs must report to federal authorities if someone they arrest does not have documentation. Local governments could lose state funding if they don’t report such cases.
The state House voted 97-74 for House Bill 1105, which was sponsored by state Rep. Jesse Petrea (R).
The bill comes after Laken Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was beaten to death by an undocumented immigrant. On February 22, she was found dead in the woods on the University of Georgia’s campus after her roommate called the police, reporting that she did not return from a morning run. The man accused of the crime is a Venezuelan migrant Jose Ibarra, who crossed into the U.S.
- 3/28/2024
- by Anushka Desai
- Uinterview
Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, illegally voted nine times while on felony probation, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Pritchard was found guilty of violating Georgia election law by voting while serving a felony probation sentence, which is illegal in the state. The judge ruled that Pritchard must pay a $5,000 fine and be publicly reprimanded by the Georgia State Election Board for his actions.
Pritchard had been sentenced in Pennsylvania to three years felony probation starting in 1996 for check forgery charges, but the...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Pritchard was found guilty of violating Georgia election law by voting while serving a felony probation sentence, which is illegal in the state. The judge ruled that Pritchard must pay a $5,000 fine and be publicly reprimanded by the Georgia State Election Board for his actions.
Pritchard had been sentenced in Pennsylvania to three years felony probation starting in 1996 for check forgery charges, but the...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
The Wire producer and longtime Baltimore chronicler David Simon ripped into conspiracists spreading unfounded theories that today’s tragic and deadly collapse of the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could be a terrorist attack.
Simon, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun before creating Homicide: Life On The Street, reserved a special ire for Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling the rumor-mongering congresswoman a “complete submoronic pratfall of a human being.”
“Are you intentional or just an accident?,” Simon asked Greene in a post on X/Twitter after the Republican asked about the cargo ship’s crash into the bridge, “Is this an intentional attack or an accident?”
Earlier today, William DelBagno, the FBI Special Agent in Charge, said there are no indications of terrorism. But that didn’t stop the conspiracy-minded from taking to social media – or Simon from taking them on.
See the X posts below.
In response to one...
Simon, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun before creating Homicide: Life On The Street, reserved a special ire for Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling the rumor-mongering congresswoman a “complete submoronic pratfall of a human being.”
“Are you intentional or just an accident?,” Simon asked Greene in a post on X/Twitter after the Republican asked about the cargo ship’s crash into the bridge, “Is this an intentional attack or an accident?”
Earlier today, William DelBagno, the FBI Special Agent in Charge, said there are no indications of terrorism. But that didn’t stop the conspiracy-minded from taking to social media – or Simon from taking them on.
See the X posts below.
In response to one...
- 3/26/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a 948-foot-long container ship collided with it early Tuesday. Stunning video of the incident has circulated online, and search-and-rescue procedures are currently underway. “This is an unthinkable tragedy,” Baltimore’s Democratic mayor, Brandon Scott, said at a press conference. “We have to first and foremost pray for all of those who are impacted, those families, pray for our first responders and thank them.”
Right-wingers are more concerned with using the incident to attack the Biden administration and spread conspiracy theories — as...
Right-wingers are more concerned with using the incident to attack the Biden administration and spread conspiracy theories — as...
- 3/26/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) bragged about her district in Georgia gaining $9.3 million in federal funds even though she voted against the passing of federal funding bills.
On March 11, two days after President Joe Biden signed six government spending bills into law, Greene sent out a press release describing the funding amount she “secured” in the measures for projects within her district.
Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle worked to bring the package of six spending measures – called a minibus – to Biden’s desk during months of political wrangling. Another slate of funding bills passed on Friday preventing a government shutdown.
Greene immediately called for a “motion to vacate” to remove Johnson as House speaker.
The $460 billion package that had been passed includes funding for the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Interior, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.
Spending was approved for the Food and Drug Administration,...
On March 11, two days after President Joe Biden signed six government spending bills into law, Greene sent out a press release describing the funding amount she “secured” in the measures for projects within her district.
Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle worked to bring the package of six spending measures – called a minibus – to Biden’s desk during months of political wrangling. Another slate of funding bills passed on Friday preventing a government shutdown.
Greene immediately called for a “motion to vacate” to remove Johnson as House speaker.
The $460 billion package that had been passed includes funding for the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Interior, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.
Spending was approved for the Food and Drug Administration,...
- 3/24/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
GOP Left With Tiny One-Seat House Majority As Chaos Grows In Party After Rep. Mike Gallagher Resigns
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) plans to leave the House of Representatives as early as next month. With Gallagher’s departure planned for April 19, House Speaker Mike Johnson will be left with just a one-vote majority.
Gallagher’s exit date will mean there is no special election before November, so Wisconsin law states the seat must remain empty. Earlier in the year, Gallagher stated he would not seek reelection. Part of his decision is due to the backlash he received for not voting to impeach Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
A shift in the House’s balance may pose a risk for Johnson. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) filed a motion to oust Johnson, citing that Johnson “betrayed [their] conference” by breaking their rules of order and working with Democrats. It is unclear when the motion will come to a vote. No Republicans have publicly supported Greene’s notion as of yet.
Johnson...
Gallagher’s exit date will mean there is no special election before November, so Wisconsin law states the seat must remain empty. Earlier in the year, Gallagher stated he would not seek reelection. Part of his decision is due to the backlash he received for not voting to impeach Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
A shift in the House’s balance may pose a risk for Johnson. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) filed a motion to oust Johnson, citing that Johnson “betrayed [their] conference” by breaking their rules of order and working with Democrats. It is unclear when the motion will come to a vote. No Republicans have publicly supported Greene’s notion as of yet.
Johnson...
- 3/24/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
On Friday, controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) filed a motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Johnson has served as House Speaker since October 2023, when he took over for Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted on October 3, when eight House Republicans and all Democrats supported a motion by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) to remove him.
It was not instantly clear how the House would act on Greene’s motion, which requires only a majority vote to remove its Speaker.
She did not file the motion as a special bill – which would have a vote forced within two legislative days – but instead, as a regular motion, which could be referred to a committee, where it would likely be disregarded.
Greene said in a speech on the House floor that the GOP majority was “a failure.”
After filing the motion, Greene spoke to reporters.
“We were promised regular order,” she stated. “That...
Johnson has served as House Speaker since October 2023, when he took over for Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted on October 3, when eight House Republicans and all Democrats supported a motion by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) to remove him.
It was not instantly clear how the House would act on Greene’s motion, which requires only a majority vote to remove its Speaker.
She did not file the motion as a special bill – which would have a vote forced within two legislative days – but instead, as a regular motion, which could be referred to a committee, where it would likely be disregarded.
Greene said in a speech on the House floor that the GOP majority was “a failure.”
After filing the motion, Greene spoke to reporters.
“We were promised regular order,” she stated. “That...
- 3/23/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Updated: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) filed a motion Friday that could lead to a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, less than a half year into his tenure.
Greene’s action came just as the House passed a $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September and forestall a shutdown. The bill only would have passed with Democratic votes, with a majority of Republicans against it.
“Ok, deep breath America, here we go again,” CNN anchor Dana Bash told viewers after Manu Raju and other reporters interviewed Greene on the steps of the Capitol afterward.
No vote on Greene’s motion to vacate is scheduled, as she did not seek a “privileged” resolution that would have triggered a two-legislative day timeframe for a floor vote. That is what happened in October, when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-fl) led a successful effort to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker. What...
Greene’s action came just as the House passed a $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September and forestall a shutdown. The bill only would have passed with Democratic votes, with a majority of Republicans against it.
“Ok, deep breath America, here we go again,” CNN anchor Dana Bash told viewers after Manu Raju and other reporters interviewed Greene on the steps of the Capitol afterward.
No vote on Greene’s motion to vacate is scheduled, as she did not seek a “privileged” resolution that would have triggered a two-legislative day timeframe for a floor vote. That is what happened in October, when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-fl) led a successful effort to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker. What...
- 3/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson, plunging Republicans into a state of uncertainty ahead of Friday night’s government funding deadline.
Greene and other far-right Republicans have been livid over Speaker Johnson agreeing to a bipartisan bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. “No Republican in the House of Representatives in good conscience can vote for this bill,” the Georgia representative railed on the House floor. “It is a complete departure from all of our principles. … This is not a Republican bill. This is a Chuck Schumer,...
Greene and other far-right Republicans have been livid over Speaker Johnson agreeing to a bipartisan bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. “No Republican in the House of Representatives in good conscience can vote for this bill,” the Georgia representative railed on the House floor. “It is a complete departure from all of our principles. … This is not a Republican bill. This is a Chuck Schumer,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Amid the U.S. House passing a bill this week that would ban TikTok, Bill Maher wasted no time Friday sharing his thoughts on the controversial matter.
To kick off the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time, the host joked during his monologue, “China, you know what, you can manufacture everything else that we use, but keeping our kids stupid, that’s our job.”
The bill, which passed by a vote of 352-65 in the House, would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it. Lawmakers have expressed concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat. President Joe Biden has said if Congress passes the measure, he will sign it, however, the bill has to pass the Senate first.
Later on Real Time, during his discussion with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace and Democratic Rep.
To kick off the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time, the host joked during his monologue, “China, you know what, you can manufacture everything else that we use, but keeping our kids stupid, that’s our job.”
The bill, which passed by a vote of 352-65 in the House, would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it. Lawmakers have expressed concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat. President Joe Biden has said if Congress passes the measure, he will sign it, however, the bill has to pass the Senate first.
Later on Real Time, during his discussion with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace and Democratic Rep.
- 3/16/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The House of Representatives has advanced a bill that could effectively ban TikTok within the United States. The legislation will now advance to the Senate, where it will likely face a steeper road to adoption.
The bill, titled the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would require TikTok to sever itself completely from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a potential ban from mobile app stores and web-hosting services. The bill would also create a process through which the president can designate certain social media applications with...
The bill, titled the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would require TikTok to sever itself completely from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a potential ban from mobile app stores and web-hosting services. The bill would also create a process through which the president can designate certain social media applications with...
- 3/13/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation today that would force the parent company of TikTok to divest the popular app or face a ban on U.S. platforms.
The legislation passed 352-65, easily clearing the 2/3 threshold needed.
The bill now goes to the Senate, where no timetable is set for considering the legislation.
“The Senate will review the legislation when it comes over from the House,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) said in a statement.
But the bill gained two key supporters, Sen. Mark Warner (D-va) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-fl), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who have previously sought measures to restrict the effort.
Under the legislation, ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, would be forced to sell the social media platform within about five months or face having it banned on app stores or web hosting services. The bill, called the Protecting...
The legislation passed 352-65, easily clearing the 2/3 threshold needed.
The bill now goes to the Senate, where no timetable is set for considering the legislation.
“The Senate will review the legislation when it comes over from the House,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) said in a statement.
But the bill gained two key supporters, Sen. Mark Warner (D-va) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-fl), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who have previously sought measures to restrict the effort.
Under the legislation, ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, would be forced to sell the social media platform within about five months or face having it banned on app stores or web hosting services. The bill, called the Protecting...
- 3/13/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Anat Shenker-Osorio is a political strategist and communications researcher for progressive campaigns.
President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union last week in fantastic fighting form, as befitting a leader confronting an in-house authoritarian faction hostile to democratically elected government — at least until he turned to immigration.
There, he slipped into opposition tropes, using “illegal” as a noun — a move Biden admitted regretting, to his credit, in an interview over the weekend. Nevertheless, in an effort to expose the GOP’s hypocrisy, Biden unwittingly affirmed Republicans, and “his predecessor,...
President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union last week in fantastic fighting form, as befitting a leader confronting an in-house authoritarian faction hostile to democratically elected government — at least until he turned to immigration.
There, he slipped into opposition tropes, using “illegal” as a noun — a move Biden admitted regretting, to his credit, in an interview over the weekend. Nevertheless, in an effort to expose the GOP’s hypocrisy, Biden unwittingly affirmed Republicans, and “his predecessor,...
- 3/10/2024
- by Anat Shenker-Osorio
- Rollingstone.com
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