It's the second time in less than a year that House Republicans have pushed to remove their elected leader.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S.
for fiscal year 2024 – a $1.2 trillion spending package – to avert a government shutdown with Democratic support. That package passed the House Friday morning and now heads to the Senate. Working with Democrats to avoid a shutdown is also what triggered the push to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year.Greene's motion is not privileged, meaning it's unclear if or when it will be brought to the floor for a vote.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a member of the Freedom Caucus, said this gives Republicans time to find a speaker and build support for that replacement. The push by House Republicans to oust one of their own – for the second time in seven months – highlights the deep fractures within the conference.This is a developing story and will be updated.
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