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Marjorie Taylor Greene Has NPR in Her Sights
MTG Has NPR
in Her Sights
Nov 25, 2024 1:00 AM CST

MTG Has NPR in Her Sights

She threatens to slash federal funding as chair of House DOGE subcommittee

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene is no fan of NPR, and as chair of an as-yet-unformed House subcommittee that will work with the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, she says she will look into cutting the public broadcaster's government funding. "We'll be looking at everything from government-funded media programs...

Greene to Chair House DOGE Subcommittee

She says she'll be working with Musk, Ramaswamy

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't landed a Cabinet job, but she says will be working with President-elect Trump, Elon Musk, and Vivek Ramaswamy during the next Congress. The Republican lawmaker says she will chair a House Oversight Committee subcommittee that will work with Musk and Ramaswamy's Department of...

WH on False Helene Rumors: Stop 'Spreading This Poison'

Conspiracy theories about disaster relief abound in the wake of deadly hurricane

(Newser) - As local, state, and federal authorities scramble to help those hit hardest by Hurricane Helene , which killed more than 220 , they've got another problem to deal with: conspiracy theories about relief efforts, per Reuters and CNN . "Disinformation of this kind can discourage people from seeking critical assistance when...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Laura Loomer Attack Each Other

Trump allies trade accusations of racism, antisemitism

(Newser) - An online war of words—including accusations of racism and antisemitism—has broken out in Donald Trump's inner circle, sparked by a post mocking Vice President Kamala Harris' heritage. After Harris posted a photo of herself visiting her grandparents in India as a child on Sunday, Laura Loomer—a...

Marjorie Taylor Greene at RNC: 'God's Hand' Saved Trump

Congresswoman notes the 'somber' yet 'celebratory' moment

(Newser) - Among the speakers Monday on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was Marjorie Taylor Greene, who declared her gratitude to God for saving Donald Trump during the shooting at his Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. "Two days ago, evil came for the man we admire...

House Hearing Descends Into Verbal Brawl Between AOC, MTG
House Hearing
Descends Into
Verbal Brawl
Between
AOC, MTG
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 19, 2024 3:25 PM CDT

House Hearing Descends Into Verbal Brawl Between AOC, MTG

GOP Chair James Comer struggled to maintain order during meeting meant to be about Merrick Garland

(Newser) - A House Oversight Committee hearing held Thursday was meant to concentrate on a resolution over Attorney General Merrick Garland. Instead, it disintegrated into a display of contempt for each other, "[prompting] nearly an hour of disorder in the committee, with lawmakers screaming over one another and hurling insults left...

Greene Loses Big in Attempt to Remove Johnson

Speaker hopes 'this is the end of the personality politics'

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson was met with boos, laughter, and 359 votes against in the House on Wednesday, quelling the Georgia Republican's long-threatened revolt. Greene's measure won the support of only 10 other Republicans and 32 Democrats, 163 of whom backed...

What Greene Risks Losing in Speaker Fight

She's pressing her demands to avoid a vote she promised only last week

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is not negotiating with the enemy, or so he told reporters after a two-hour meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday. Greene promised to call a vote on her motion to vacate the speakership this week, though she hasn't done so yet and some...

Greene's Anti-Johnson Crusade Reveals a Lesson for MAGA
Greene's Losing Crusade
Holds a Lesson for MAGA
OPINION
May 6, 2024 10:50 AM CDT

Greene's Losing Crusade Holds a Lesson for MAGA

Columnist David French questions whether movement can survive in post-Trump world

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, even though it seems doomed to failure . To columnist David French in the New York Times , the unfolding narrative speaks volumes about the future of the MAGA movement. The crucial factor here is that Donald Trump...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: I'll Force Johnson Vote Next Week

'I can't wait to see Democrats go out and support a Republican speaker,' she quipped

(Newser) - GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday indicated she absolutely plans to follow through on her threat to try to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. In a press conference outside the Capitol, Greene put it plainly: "Next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate, absolutely...

Mike Johnson Is Now Safe From Greene's Threat
Democrats:
We'll Save
Johnson
From MTG
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Apr 30, 2024 1:37 PM CDT

Democrats: We'll Save Johnson From MTG

But Greene plans to move forward anyway

(Newser) - It looks like Mike Johnson will be able to keep his gavel at least through the end of the current House term. Democratic leaders on Tuesday promised to come to his rescue should GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene follow through on her threat to try to oust the House speaker,...

As House Returns, Eyes Are On Greene's Next Move


As House
Returns, Eyes
Are On Greene's
Next Move
the rundown
Apr 29, 2024 12:23 PM CDT

As House Returns, Eyes Are On Greene's Next Move

Mike Johnson's speakership is in jeopardy

(Newser) - Will she or won't she? When the House returns to session on Monday evening, the big question is whether Marjorie Taylor Greene will move to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership. Greene filed a "motion to vacate" in March, but she has not taken the next step to...

Another Republican Backs Effort to Oust Speaker

Mike Johnson's hold on the gavel is tenuous after Rep. Thomas Massie's comments

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene is no longer the only Republican ready to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said Tuesday he was on board, reports Politico . In fact, Massie asked Johnson to resign in a closed-door GOP session, and Johnson refused, per the Hill . Last month,...

Greene Sticks to Post Calling Eclipses a Sign From God

They're predictable but still a message, GOP lawmaker says after blowback

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has conceded that eclipses are predictable but stuck to her contention that they can be signs from God to repent. Greene had posted on X on Friday that the earthquake in New York and the total solar eclipse that arrived Monday were messages. "God is...

Georgia Official Who Alleged Election Fraud Voted Illegally

Georgia's Brian Pritchard found to have filed illegal votes 9 times from 2008-2010

(Newser) - A Georgia Republican Party official who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen himself voted illegally nine times. Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia GOP, violated state election laws by voting while on probation. His explanations for doing so were neither "credible or convincing," Administrative Law...

Spending Bill Clears House, Triggers a GOP Mutiny

Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is having a good-news, bad-news Friday. On the one hand, he got a $1.2 trillion spending package through the House via a "streamlined process" to avert a government shutdown, reports the AP . On the other, his speakership is endangered as a result.
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RNC 'Bloodbath' Underway, Dozens Fired: Report

'MAGA is now in control of the Republican Party!' raved Marjorie Taylor Greene

(Newser) - It's been just a few days since the Republican National Committee welcomed its new leadership —including Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Trump—but big moves are already afoot. Politico reports on a "bloodbath" at the RNC, with sources telling the outlet that more than five dozen...

SCOTUS Rejects Appeal Over House Mask Fines

3 Republicans challenged fines for not wearing masks on House floor in 2021

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three House Republicans who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of...

Hunter Biden's Daughter Calls MTG a Liar

Naomi Biden, Hunter's oldest child, defends her dad after Georgia congresswoman mocks him online

(Newser) - Hunter Biden's eldest daughter came to her dad's defense this week, after one of the most notoriously vocal GOP lawmakers mocked him in person and online. Biden made a surprise appearance Wednesday on Capitol Hill while the House Oversight Committee was getting ready to debate whether to hold...

Spotlight Shines Hot on Trump Prosecutor in Georgia

Focus turns to Nathan Wade, who a court filing complains was improperly hired by DA Fani Willis

(Newser) - A co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump filed a motion this week making a "bombshell" allegation: that Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in the case against Trump, and that she and Nathan Wade both benefited financially...

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