Third Republican Supports Bid to Oust Johnson as Speaker

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) on April 19 signed on to a motion to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the gavel. He is the third Republican to back what is called a motion to vacate. It only takes one member of Congress to put forth that motion to force a vote on the House floor. This comes as the House voted on April 19 to advance $95.3 billion worth of bills to give assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, in addition to a bill that includes measures such as banning TikTok. A vote on the bills has been scheduled for April 20. In a statement obtained by The Epoch Times, Mr. Gosar cited numerous issues, including the crisis at the southern border, that are not being addressed under Mr. Johnson....