12:30 Report — Marjorie Taylor Greene escalates Johnson threat

It’s Tuesday. Congrats to everybody who picked UConn and South Carolina to win March Insanity! Right here’s what’s on this version:

The Home is again to take care of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) complications, i.e., his doable ouster and passing a overseas support invoice.
My social feeds have been fully eclipse footage. I included among the coolest photographs beneath.Former President Trump could have ticked off anti-abortion conservatives together with his Monday announcement, however his transfer was calculated.

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With a refined menace. This scene is likely one of the greatest components of that film.

The Home is coming back from recess as we speak. The final time lawmakers met, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a movement to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Now, everyone seems to be watching Greene to see if she plans to comply with via along with her menace.

Let’s be clear: If she does power a vote — and she or he completely can — it may ship the Home again into the chaos similar to the autumn.

The place do Johnson and Greene stand?: They exchanged textual content messages over the two-week recess and had been planning to speak. However The Hill’s Mike Lillis and Mychael Schnell report that these plans fell via.

After which this morning *awkward snigger*: Greene penned a five-page letter of criticisms directed at Johnson. The gist: She argued that Johnson isn’t correctly representing Home Republicans. Extra from the letter — it’s fairly juicy.

Johnson’s huge battle: The Speaker is beneath stress (together with by Senate Republicans) to go a Ukraine funding invoice. But when he does deliver the overseas support invoice to the ground, that could possibly be what triggers Greene to power his ouster vote.

Learn extra: ‘Greene drama builds for embattled Johnson’

And that’s to face as much as his “chaos caucus.”

Lawmakers have till April 19 to increase the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance powers

Home impeachment managers will ship the impeachment articles of Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Wednesday.

Then what?: Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to scrap the articles with out going to a trial. He has a number of choices for a way to do this.

Former President Trump declined to name for a nationwide abortion ban Monday. That ticked off anti-abortion activists and a few conservatives, however The Hill’s Niall Stanage experiences that this was a strategic transfer for Trump.

How so?: Trump is taking part in the lengthy sport. He’s keen to simply accept the short-term criticism from evangelicals, however this might assist him with moderates within the election. Trump is betting that conservatives could have no selection however to again him in November.

Learn Stanage’s column: ‘Trump bets anti-abortion evangelicals don’t have any selection however to again him’

Since leaving authorities, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has constructed an funding agency that has invested greater than $1.2 billion, a lot of which has been in overseas corporations.

The New York Instances’s Eric Lipton, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman regarded into the potential conflicts of curiosity if Trump wins the presidency once more in November.

Take into account: It’s not simply Democrats elevating questions. Home Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) has, too.

Would Kushner return to authorities?: He informed the Instances he doesn’t plan to however didn’t essentially rule it out. Learn The New York Instances report

It was cool to see People come collectively to take pleasure in Monday’s photo voltaic eclipse.

So many of the photographs and movies from the astronomical occasion have been unbelievable, so I’ve included a few of my favorites beneath.

Wow, take a look at how rapidly the sky darkened.

Did you learn that you can watch the eclipse via a colander?: Properly, CBS Information’s Jo Ling Kent tried it out — and it labored! 📷 Picture of the eclipse seen via a colander

📷 A aircraft flew throughout the eclipse

I’ve seen so many X, previously Twitter, posts about this picture: ABC Information photographer Ian Sbalcio captured an unbelievable (albeit eerie) picture of the highest of the U.S. Capitol dome in the course of the eclipse. 📷 The picture

Whoaa, a photo voltaic flare!: Journalist Ellie Corridor posted that she caught a photo voltaic flare on digicam. 📹 Watch

CNN could have a tough time topping Monday’s protection: Right here’s a photograph of two CNN anchors in full solar and moon costumes. Unbelievable.

I’m lolling: Learn this trade on X between NASA and the Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot Gritty.

These senators are having a grand ole’ time: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) posted photographs of senators watching the eclipse from the Guidelines Committee balcony.  📷 Picture of senators rocking their eclipse glasses

Bernie!: See Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) watch the eclipse. 📷

Greater than 100 {couples} acquired married in Tiffin, Ohio: Photographer Maddie McGarvey posted a video of the {couples} dancing to “Complete Eclipse of the Coronary heart.” 📹 Watch

🍫 Have fun: Right this moment is Nationwide Chinese language Almond Cookie Day!

🌑 How do Iceland, Spain, Egypt or Australia sound?!: The New York Instances experiences that you’ll have three possibilities over the subsequent 4 years to see an eclipse.

✈️ Which airport had essentially the most cancellations in 2023?: Right here’s a listing from KXAN.

🕶️ What to do together with your eclipse glasses: Time’s Solcyré Burga writes that eclipse glasses might be donated to Astronomers With out Borders or recycled (so long as the lenses are discarded.) How one can donate your eclipse glasses

The Home and Senate are in. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C. (all occasions Japanese)