Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is moving to divide Democrats on the wave of anti-Israel protests at Columbia and other universities as he attempts to overcome the fallout from an intraparty fight over Ukraine.
Johnson is navigating a sense of betrayal from his right flank after allowing funding for Ukraine to pass the House on Saturday. Hard-line Republicans demanded the southern border be secured before agreeing to the aid, while some were unwilling to prolong the conflict with Russia under any circumstances.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is threatening to oust Johnson over the vote, while a handful of her colleagues have not ruled out the possibility.
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The vote caps off a dramatic falling out between Johnson and the conference’s hard-line members since he assumed the
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