"Rep. Mike Johnson Addresses Right-Wing Distraction and Plans to Talk with Rep. Greene"

Rightwing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has proposed removing Mike Johnson as speaker, citing frustrations over conservative policy wins. Johnson called it a distraction and signaled potential demands to move the long-stalled Ukraine aid package, including provisions to seize Russian assets, make the aid a loan, and roll back Biden's pause on natural gas exports. Meanwhile, US and Israeli officials are expected to discuss alternatives to an offensive against the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and the Biden administration and conservatives clashed over the president's declaration of "Transgender Day of Visibility".