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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters to discuss a proposal of sending crucial bipartisan support to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after weeks of inaction on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democratic Leader Jeffries does not guarantee his party will save Speaker Johnson again

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Rep. Greene moved to oust Speaker Johnson on Wednesday using an arcane motion that will force a vote on his speakership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House conservative moves to oust GOP speaker following two days of talks

By Susan Ferrechio, Alex Miller and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has no near-term plans to oust Speaker Johnson

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Rep. Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they'd provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s not negotiating with MTG

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., whom she has vowed to remove from his leadership post, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservative duo, under pressure from Trump, backs down from threat to oust House speaker

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Rep. Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they'd provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House speaker to meet Monday with MTG ahead of her bid to oust him

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Johnson and other Republicans are calling for an end to the student protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict, even encouraging intervention by the National Guard. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Johnson staves off hardliners’ push to force him out — for now

By Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she'll call a vote on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

MTG fires back at Fox News for calling her an ‘idiot’

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Johnson and other Republicans are calling for an end to the student protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict, even encouraging intervention by the National Guard. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Johnson calls move to oust him ‘recipe for chaos,’ contends he’s scoring ‘incremental’ wins

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservatives to push vote to oust House speaker next week after Democrats pledge to back him

By Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Rep. Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they'd provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WATCH: MTG vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after the House voted to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Democrats say they’ll vote to save Speaker Johnson from removal by renegade Republicans

By Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., on Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) ** FILE **

MTG says Johnson’s days as speaker are ‘numbered’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in China, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

U.S. postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after the House voted to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Speaker Johnson defends his work, says Republicans don’t have ‘functioning majority’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker ‘Moses’ Johnson drowns House Republicans in the Red Sea

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Signs are displayed on tents at the pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Speaker Johnson confronts Columbia protesters, calls on university president to resign

By Kerry Picket and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference regarding the proliferation of illegal cannabis stores, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in New York. Unable to reign in illegal cannabis shops in New York, the state's governor is asking digital mapping and search companies to hide or relabel the many illegal shops. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Hochul slams Speaker Johnson for weighing in on Columbia protests

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A student protester sits among the tents erected at the pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York, Monday April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Speaker Johnson urges Columbia president to resign, scolds student protesters to ‘go back to class’

By Valerie Richardson and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives to discuss his proposal of sending crucial bipartisan support to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after weeks of inaction on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Trump defends House Speaker Mike Johnson as Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens motion to vacate

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times