Tensions Rise in Washington: Greene’s Challenge to Speaker Johnson’s Leadership

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to face a critical meeting and potentially a vote on his leadership this week, as Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene intensifies her efforts to oust him. Greene, voicing discontent with Johnson's bipartisan cooperation, particularly his deals with Democrats on government funding, surveillance authority reauthorization, and military aid for Ukraine, is pushing for a vote to vacate the chair—a move viewed by many as a long shot.

Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke about the motion to vacate last week.