Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, on Friday took the first step toward ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, filing a resolution calling for his removal after he pushed through a $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill that enraged the hard right. “Today I filed a motion to vacate after Speaker Johnson has betrayed our conference…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a momentous challenge to his leadership after one of his most outspoken Republican critics repeated a threat on Monday to try to remove him as retribution for working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, said he planned to move ahead with a resolution to…
Representative Matt Gaetz, the far-right Republican from Florida, said on Sunday that he would move this week to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership post, promising to follow through on weeks of threats to try removing him for working with Democrats to keep the government funded. Mr. Gaetz’s announcement came the day after Mr.…
‘It Didn’t Seem Serious’ On New Year’s Day, Mr. Lula ascended the ramp to Brazil’s presidential offices and accepted the green and gold presidential sash — not from Mr. Bolsonaro, as the law prescribed, but from a woman who collects trash to recycle. Mr. Bolsonaro had already decamped for Florida. For roughly half the country,…