12:30 Report— Greene ignites effort to boot Johnson; College protests boil over

It’s Wednesday. Shall I introduce you? may mascot, justin timberlake?! Happy May, everyone! Here are some highlights from today’s edition.

• Member of Parliament marjorie taylor green (Republican, Georgia) announced that it would force a vote to remove the speaker. mike johnson (R-LA) Next week. But don’t expect the vote to be successful.
• time magazine Interview with Mr. Gen released president trumphe gave a potential second term some interesting goals.
• University campus protests over the war in Gaza reached a high point last night with numerous arrests.

I kate martel A quick summary of this morning and what’s to come. Send tips, explanations, feedback, and cookie recipes to: cmartel@thehill.com. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here.

Member of Parliament marjorie taylor green (Republican, Georgia) made a splashy announcement this morning that they would force a vote to remove the speaker. mike johnson (R-LA) Next week.

adjacent big poster Photo of Johnson hugging House Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries (New York) and a sign reading “Mike Johnson: United Party Chairman,” she made the announcement along with a crowd of reporters in front of the steps of the Capitol.she Wearing a “MUGA” hat — or “Make Ukraine Great Again” — criticizes Prime Minister Johnson’s support for the Ukraine aid bill passed last week.

📸 Announcement photosvia CNN Manu Raju

📹 See this morning’s announcementvia C-SPAN

journalist matt laslowThere were more than 30 Capitol Police officers near the press conference. 📸 photograph

Should Mr Johnson be concerned?: Probably not. Democratic leaders have said they will vote to protect Mr. Johnson, who will not lose his job. Greene’s motion would require the signatures of “many more” Republican senators.

What to expect about timing : Ms. Green said she would force a vote next week. The House must act on the motion within two legislative days.

One-on-one interview with host blake bermanJohnson said on NewsNation’s “The Hill” that he doesn’t think Greene is “proving” that she’s a serious lawmaker.

please remember: The full interview will air on NewsNation today at 6 p.m. 📺

• “Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt at mainstream is over.”: new york magazine
• “RNC chief asks Greene to resign”: politiko

former racing driver Mario Andretti. 🏎️ photograph From Bulwarks joe party corn

Tensions are high as protests related to the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas have erupted on college campuses across the United States in recent weeks. Police quelled demonstrations at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Columbia University in New York City.

at UCLA: “Dueling groups of protesters clashed on Wednesday. [UCLA], grapple in fistfights, shove each other, kick each other, and use sticks to knock each other down. … After several hours of scuffles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators at UCLA, police wearing helmets and face shields formed a line and slowly separated the groups. That appeared to quell the violence. ” (AP)

in columbia: Hundreds of New York City Police Department officers, many wearing riot gear, entered a Columbia University building Tuesday night to quell a pro-Palestinian protest. Student demonstrators barricaded themselves in the building, and police entered through a second-floor window. (the hill)

📸 Hamilton Hall damage photo

arrest: The New York Times pointed out that More than 1,000 people have been arrested nationwide. 🗒️Breakdown of arrestees by university

a little information : Journalist Brian StelterA CNN reporter pointed out that [Julia Vargas Jones] A live performance takes place on campus as the NYPD gathers outside Columbia University. “I got in because I was a student,” she says. [Columbia Journalism]” 📹 Watch the clip

• “As protests rage on U.S. campuses, Brown University officials and students have made a rare move. They have reached an agreement.”: new york times
• “Visualizing how pro-Palestinian university protests expanded”: washington post
• “As student protests spiral, Colombian president will hold out for now”: wall street journal
• “How some faculty members are defending student protesters with their actions and words.” : NPR
• “Campuses are in turmoil, Democrats hit hardest”: The Hill editorial

Temporal eric cortelessa I interviewed the former president trumpHe talked about his administration’s goals for a second term if he wins in November. “Donald Trump believes he has identified the major mistakes of his first term,” Corteresa said. write. “He was too kind.”

Here are the main takeaways from the interview with President Trump:

• immigration“President Trump told me he is prepared to build migrant detention camps and deploy the U.S. military both at the border and inland to carry out deportation operations to deport more than 11 million people. ”
• abortion: “He will have red states monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”
• he will play a direct role in the prosecution: “He would be happy to fire a federal prosecutor who doesn’t carry out his orders to prosecute someone. He would break with the tradition of independent law enforcement that dates back to the founding of the United States.”
• 6 defendants: “He is considering pardoning all of his supporters accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. More than 800 of them have either pleaded guilty or been found guilty by a jury. is recieving.”
• foreign policy “If he feels that an ally that is attacked in Europe or Asia is not paying enough to defend itself, he will not come to the aid of that ally.”

Read the cover story: “How far will Mr. Trump go?”

📸 Check out the cover of Time magazine

🔎 Read the full interview with President Trump

He was once a personal lawyer and a fixer for President Trump. michael coen He is expected to be a key witness in the district attorney’s office’s lawsuit against the former president on 34 charges of falsifying business records related to hush-money deals.

Prosecutors hope to convince the jury of 12 New Yorkers who will decide Mr. Trump’s fate that they can trust Mr. Cohen, who is now running against his former boss.

Read more from Hills Ella Lee and Zach Schoenfeld.

🍫 celebrate: Today is National Chocolate Parfait Day!

⛪ A 300-year-old village resurfaces in the Philippines: A severe drought has exposed the structures of a village dating back about 300 years. According to CNN. Part of the church and tombstones are visible in the photo. 📸 photograph

🔊 the rest has not been written yet : singer natasha bedingfield posted a video of herself sitting on a plane as her 2004 hit song “Unwritten” happened to be playing from the speakers. 📹 Watch Bedingfield’s TikTok video

It contains the House of Representatives and the Senate. president biden Located in Washington DC, vice president harrisI’m in Jacksonville, Florida. (always eastern)

• 1:30pm : White House Press Secretary Karine Jean PierreBrief reporter. 💻 live stream

• 2:45pm: Harris speaks about reproductive rights at Jacksonville event.

• 3 pm: Senate cloture vote related to the Federal Aviation Administration. 📆Today’s topic

• 4:30pm: First and last House vote. 📆 Today’s topic

• 5:30pm: Mr. Biden attended a campaign reception held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington.

• 6:20pm: Harris returns to Washington.