The standoff threatens to mire the House in another standstill, saddling the Republican majority with a do-nothing label after months of turmoil that has sent some seasoned lawmakers heading for the exits. “I will not tolerate this type of Republican ‘leadership,’” wrote Greene, a top ally of presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, in the five-page letter first reported by The New York Times. That aid package as well as other agenda items are in grave doubt. Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss. Race Preview: Georgia has 16 electoral votes and is expected to vote for Trump, though the result could be closer than in. Trump to derail an investigation into attempts by Mr. ATLANTA Stacey Abrams ended her Democratic bid to become governor of Georgia on Friday, acknowledging that she did not have the votes to beat her Republican rival, Brian Kemp. 100 reporting (2,702 of 2,702 precincts) President Map ». Greene in stark terms warned Johnson not to reach across the aisle to Democrats for votes he would need to pass pending legislation that hard-right Republicans oppose, particularly aid to Ukraine. A Georgia judge forcefully rejected on Monday an effort by former President Donald J. The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen, Mr. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto narrowly defeated her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt, giving the Democrats 50 seats even before the Georgia runoff on Dec. That may be partly because of the state’s new election law, S.B. Trump’s comments a short time after the former president posted them. Turnout in Georgia for the runoff elections was a fraction of the record highs seen during last month’s primary. “Today, I sent a letter to my colleagues explaining exactly why I filed a motion to vacate against Speaker Johnson,” Greene said on social media about the procedural tool that could force the quick vote. Gabriel Sterling, a voting system official in Georgia, harshly criticized the president for failing to condemn threats of violence against people overseeing the election in his state. Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, denounced Mr.

Johnson may very well be unable to execute the basics of his job. Marjorie Taylor Greene escalated her criticism Tuesday of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a snap vote that could remove him from office.Īs lawmakers returned to work from a two-week spring recess, the fresh onslaught from the Georgia congresswoman dragged the still-new speaker back into the Republican chaos that has defined GOP House control and threatens to grind work to a halt. Republicans passed and signed the 98-page voting law last week following the first Democratic victories in presidential and Senate elections in Georgia in a generation.

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