Greene threatens vote on ousting Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened Tuesday to move ahead with a floor vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, the same procedure used to oust Kevin McCarthy, after House Democratic leaders announced they vote to thwart any of those efforts.  Greene, a far-right Republican from Georgia, has been threatening to begin a procedure to oust Johnson

Hakeem Jeffries says House Democrats will block effort to oust Mike Johnson

House Democratic leaders announced Tuesday that they will vote to thwart any effort from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his post, saying the “time has come to turn the page on this chapter of pro-Putin Republican obstruction.” Greene, a far-right Republican from Georgia, has been threatening to begin a

Schemes targeting seniors account for $3.4 billion in reported losses, FBI says

Washington — Americans over 60 years of age fell victim to so-called elder fraud crimes more frequently last year than in any other year and accounted for an estimated $3.4 billion in total reported losses, according to a newly released FBI report.  Reports of criminal schemes targeting seniors in the U.S. increased by 14% between

House GOP to Probe Alleged Influence of ‘Extreme’ Environmental Groups

Republicans will examine ‘questionable communications’ occuring under Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, particularly with regard to the Pueblo Action Alliance. A panel of House lawmakers is set to examine the alleged influence of “extreme environmental activist groups” at the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior (DOI), according to a newly published internal memo. The Subcommittee on