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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of being “owned by the Democrats” in a Sunday interview. Asked why she believes Johnson would not “defund Jack Smith,” the special counsel who brought two indictments against President Trump, Greene said, “Mike Johnson is controlled by the Democrats, and that proved to…

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) ripped into Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempts to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), accusing her of going “off the deep end.” “Moscow Marjorie has clearly gone off the deep end, maybe the result of a space laser,” Lawler told reporters Wednesday. “But this type of tantrum is absolutely unacceptable. And…

A Republican representative criticized Greene's attempt to remove Johnson, calling it a small political trick. “Some members would rather upend Republicans’ work instead of advancing the conservative agenda. Americans sent us to Washington to govern,” Womack wrote in a post on X.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated on Tuesday that he plans to continue in his position in the future, rejecting suggestions that his position could be in jeopardy after the November election. “I plan to lead this conference in the future,” Johnson said at a press conference. “And the most important thing that we have to do right…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said “chaos” and “dysfunction” in the House GOP has “effectively” given Democrats the majority, lending credence to far-right criticism of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the GOP majority slims. Jeffries said Sunday in a CBS “60 Minutes” interview with Norah O’Donnell that Democrats hold outright influence over the House…

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley urged for party unity as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) continues to threaten to push for a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “We need to win the Senate, and we need to increase our majority in the House. We won't succeed if we're not…

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) on Sunday railed on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for continuing to push for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his position, saying she is “not acting in the best interests of President Trump.” “I don’t want to predict what she will or won’t do. She’s pretty much…

Steve Bannon, former President Trump’s 2016 campaign executive, railed against House Republicans on Monday, claiming that they “want MAGA to go away” and wish to see the former president lose his 2024 White House bid. “Why does [Rep. Jim] Jordan [R-Ohio] not have a criminal conspiracy investigation— from Fani Willis in Georgia to ‘Big Tish James’…

Former President Trump on Monday offered a defense of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid blowback from conservatives over Johnson’s decision to bring additional aid for Ukraine and other national security priorities to the House floor for a vote over the weekend. In his first comments since the national security funding package passed the House with bipartisan support…

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday, saying he “deserves to keep his job” as he faces down a threat to remove him after backing aid for Ukraine and Israel. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) leads a group of three GOP members who have signed onto a motion to vacate the…