House of Representatives

Trump Issues Plea to MTG on Johnson Removal

Former President Donald Trump praised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia while urging her and other House Republicans to hold off on removing Speaker Mike Johnson for the time being. On Wednesday, Greene’s motion to oust the speaker failed in a landslide vote of 359-43, with just 11 Republicans supporting the plan. A whopping 163 […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson Survives GOP Ouster Attempt

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can breathe a little easier now that more than 80% of his House colleagues put an end to the latest drama gripping Capitol Hill. Six months after ascending to the speakership, a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly voted to table a motion to vacate the chair—the House’s terminology for […]

Democrats Join Republicans to Keep Johnson as Speaker

Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene initiated her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday evening, which the House of Representatives overwhelming struck down. The chamber voted to strike down Greene’s motion in a 359-43 vote, with just 10 Republicans backing the Georgia representative, NBC News reported. Along with the majority of Republicans, 163 Democrats […]

Bill to Restore US Citizenship Question to Census Wins House OK

Legislation adopted Wednesday by the House of Representatives would restore a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2030 census, potentially reshaping congressional representation and the Electoral College. Lawmakers voted, 206-202, to pass the Equal Representation Act, a bill championed by Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., introduced the Senate […]