Published On: Wed, May 8th, 2024

House votes overwhelmingly to save Speaker Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene’s push to oust him



WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his allies beat back a dramatic effort by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust him from power on Wednesday, ending — for now — months of threats against his speakership.

The lopsided vote to “table” or kill Greene’s motion to vacate the speaker’s chair was 359-43. Just 10 Republicans voted with Greene, seven Democrats voted present.

There were 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats who voted to kill Greene’s motion; along with the 11…



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