Marjorie Taylor Greene

‘Incoherent’ and ‘scared’: Trump slammed over latest abortion statement

After pledging to ban abortion in 2016 and saying there should be “some sort of punishment” for women who have one, and after bragging repeatedly about personally ending Roe v. Wade, in two new statements over the past twelve hours Donald Trump is now telling supporters his latest stance on abortion is the states have been given the right to decide, without saying if he would sign a nationwide abortion ban – while insisting Republicans "have an obligation" to "win elections."

Vanity Fair's and MSNBC's Molly Jong-Fast posted video of Trump in 2016 calling for punishment of women who have abortions.

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Trump’s 'baffling' bond with evangelicals reaches 'level we haven’t seen before': expert

Assuming there are no more delays, Donald Trump's first criminal trial is only a week away.

Jury selection in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's hush money case is scheduled to begin April 15. Bragg alleges that Trump falsified business records when hush money payments were made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in order to cover up an extramarital affair.

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House GOP 'dreading return' to DC as MAGA 'may end' Mike Johnson's speakership: report

Congress comes back into to session this week and the Washington Post reports that House Republicans "are dreading their return to Washington" because their caucus's "deep divisions will jeopardize high-stakes legislation in a way that may end in the ouster of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)."

At the center of the intra-Republican feud is funding to help Ukraine resist Russia's military invasion, which is staunchly opposed by hardliners such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has openly said she'll push to oust Johnson as speaker if he puts a bill providing aid to the country on the House floor.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene ridiculed after doubling down on eclipses being 'signs' to repent

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday doubled down on her stance that recent earthquakes and eclipses are "signs for those of us who believe" to repent.

Raw Story recently reported that Greene on Friday had issued the stern warning on social media after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake rumbled east coast cities from Philadelphia to Boston and three days before a solar eclipse was slated to cross over the northern hemisphere.

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Pennsylvania election denier Scott Perry begs Republicans to vote by mail

CAMP HILL— U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-10th District) made his expected annual visit to the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on Friday, but challenged his fellow conservatives to embrace a method of voting that is popular with Democrats: vote-by-mail.

“I didn’t pick the battlefield that I was going to have to fight on and neither did you,” Perry said. “It is what it is. We have what we have.”

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'Just throwing stuff at the wall': MTG losing GOP support as she threatens Mike Johnson

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene attends pro-Trump supporters rally at New York criminal court on April 4, 2023 during appearance by Former President Donald Trump Jr, Image via Shutterstock.

With lawmakers due to return to Washington, DC on Tuesday after a weeks-long recess, many eyes will be on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) to see if she follows through on her threat to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana).

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Angry God, omens, and 'Dark Brandon' — N.Y. quake gets wacky

Was it God feeling angry? A dire portent? Or perhaps Joe Biden's superhero alter ego pursuing Donald Trump?

Many were reluctant to admit that the 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattling New York on Friday was just an unimpressive little shake.

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'Ivana rolling in her grave': Trump golf course at epicenter of quake spurs weird theories

The far-right gets a lot of credit for concocting conspiracy theories linked to the highest level of government, but an earthquake near former President Donald Trump's golf Friday gave Democrats a chance to shine.

Donald Trump’s National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Friday was at the epicenter of a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) warned was a message from God to "repent."

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Kristi Noem banned from Native American reservation because of 'gossip and lies'

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been barred from a Native American reservation because its residents accuse her of “gossip and lies,” according to a report.

Noem is reportedly on the shortlist to be a running mate for 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and has been a popular speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and MAGA Republicans view her as a staunch Trump loyalist.

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'Girl you are insane': MTG slammed for claiming earthquake was sign from God

As Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) prayed Friday that America would heed God's warning that had been supposedly been delivered by a relatively minor earthquake, many other Americans prayed someone would tell her about science.

Greene issued a stern warning on social media Friday after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake rumbled east coast cities from Philadelphia to Boston and three days before a solar eclipse is slated to cross over the northern hemisphere.

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Mike Johnson hits back at Marjorie Taylor Greene — while pleading with her for civility

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is finally speaking out about the ongoing threats to his job from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — and he is at once chastising her and pleading with her to work with him.

Greene, a far-right lawmaker known for antagonizing fellow Republicans, and who was close to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy before he was booted from the gavel, has leveled constant warnings at Johnson to stop passing routine funding packages, and to not hold a vote on defense aid to Ukraine. She has threatened to call a motion to vacate Johnson's speakership, and even suggested he is being blackmailed to do President Joe Biden's bidding.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens ‘Democrat’ Mike Johnson and likens him to Nancy Pelosi

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is ramping up her threats against Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson after filing an open-ended motion to oust him last month which she can activate at any time.

The Georgia GOP Congresswoman's top priority appears to be blocking critical military aid to help Ukraine defend against Russian President Vladimir Putin's illegal war. And she's threatening she could try to force the gavel from Speaker Johnson's hand if he moves to allow legislation to support the sovereign nation go to the floor for a vote.

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'One member of Congress can cause so much chaos': CNN host flabergasted by MTG stunts

CNN's Sara Sidner was blown away by the extent to which Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is derailing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in his plans to bring a vote on Ukraine funding in the House.

Greene, who categorically opposes any assistance to Ukraine, has called Johnson "a damn fool and a liar," threatened to call a vote to expel him from leadership, and is even insinuating he's being blackmailed.

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