motion to vacate

The House on May 8 overwhelmingly rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s push to vacate Mr. Johnson in a 359–43 vote.

The move is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s top demand for the speaker to end her ouster threat.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made a list of demands that she revealed publicly on May 7.

‘Next week, I am gonna be calling this motion to vacate. Absolutely calling it,’ Ms. Greene said.

The package also includes a measure that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns.

Johnson’s comments come after Rep. Thomas Massie says he would co-sponsor Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate.

The congresswoman said her motion to vacate the chair was a warning to the speaker.

For the first time in history, the House of Representatives voted to unseat a speaker.

The House has ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker. Follow live for the aftermath.

If successful, this would be the first time a House speaker has been removed through a motion to vacate.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose the gavel on Oct. 3 after Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a motion to oust him from that role.

Speaker maintains a business-as-usual outlook as Rep. Matt Gaetz once again dangles the threat of a vote, fueling drama in the House.

‘I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid,’ the rebel legislator says. ‘I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.’