Greene, Marjorie Taylor (1974- )
How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack
WASHINGTON — Within hours of the brutal attack last month on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, activists and media outlets on the right began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic — casting doubt on what had happened. Some Republican officials quickly joined in, rushing […]
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House Passes $840 Billion Military Policy Bill
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed an $840 billion policy bill that would increase President Biden’s requested Pentagon budget by $37 billion, reflecting a growing bipartisan appetite in Congress to ratchet up military spending amid new threats from Russia and China. The legislation would grant a 4.6 percent pay raise to military personnel, limit […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Could Represent 2 Largely Black Atlanta Suburbs
POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Less than a 30-minute drive from Atlanta, Powder Springs embodies the changes reshaping Georgia politics. Shops and restaurants owned almost entirely by Black proprietors line its downtown center and are frequented by a growing population of young and racially diverse residents. The suburban city elected its first Black mayor in 2015, […]
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McCarthy Feared G.O.P. Lawmakers Put ‘People in Jeopardy’ After Jan. 6
Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, feared in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack that several far-right members of Congress would incite violence against other lawmakers, identifying several by name as security risks in private conversations with party leaders. Mr. McCarthy talked to other congressional Republicans about wanting to rein in multiple hard-liners […]
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New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning
WASHINGTON — It was less than two weeks before President Donald J. Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress would have what they saw as their last chance to overturn the 2020 election, and Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania, was growing anxious. “Time continues to count down,” he wrote in a text message to Mark Meadows, […]
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For Trump’s G.O.P., Crossing Lines Has Few Consequences
WASHINGTON — There was a time in the nation’s capital when lines mattered, and when they were crossed, the consequences were swift and severe. Speaker Jim Wright, a Democrat, lost his job in 1989 amid charges of corruption and profiteering. Almost a decade later, Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, lost his after disappointing midterm elections. […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Denies ‘Insurrectionist’ Charge in Court
Mr. Bopp dismissed the case as precisely the opposite, asserting that the law was on the side of his client, who, far from engaging in insurrection, had been a victim during the riot — scared, confused, and fearing for her life as Mr. Trump’s supporters swarmed through the Capitol, where she was present just to […]
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Democratic Dollars Flow Once Again to Likely Lost Causes
“As people walk away from Cawthorn, our job is to meet them,” she said, adding, “For those who don’t know what to make of a gay Christian minister, what is very clear with them is I’m being honest with them from the start.” In Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, Mr. Chambers does not have […]
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Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says
A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for a group of Georgia voters to move forward with legal efforts seeking to disqualify Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election to Congress, citing her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The disqualification effort is based on a constitutional provision adopted […]
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