Marjorie Taylor Greene: Far-right Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said in an interview on CNN that her threat to begin the process of removing House Speaker Mike Johnson from office is real and that if Mr. Johnson He said he was prepared to push for a vote to remove him from office if the aid was approved. Off to Ukraine to vote. She said the most extreme Republicans in the House of Representatives are furious with Mr. Johnson for striking a deal with Democrats to approve funding to keep the government running. Greene said her support for her position is widespread among her fellow House Republicans.
Attacks on aid workers: President Biden was scheduled to speak by phone today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The call was set up so Biden could voice his concerns about the Israeli attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. Chef Jose Andres accused the Israelis of deliberately targeting his employees. He called for an international investigation into the attack. The Israeli military said the attack was the result of a misunderstanding and apologized.
KISS: Music group KISS has sold its music catalog, name and other intellectual property to Swedish entertainment company Pophouse Entertainment Group. The value of this contract was over $300 million. The arrangement is characterized as a collaboration, suggesting that KISS and Pop House will work together on various projects in the future. KISS first performed in 1973 and began recording their first album at Casablanca Records later that year.
Trump's request denied: Judge Juan Machan, presiding judge in the hush-money criminal case against Donald Trump, has rejected attempts by Trump's lawyers to delay the start of the trial, scheduled for April 15. Rejected. The trial has been postponed until the Supreme Court decides whether Trump has absolute immunity for his actions while president. Marchan pointed out that the alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, as well as the alleged falsification of business records to hide the payments, were made before Trump took office.
China talks: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in China today for talks with Chinese officials and is expected to cover topics ranging from solar panel manufacturing to the future of Chinese-owned internet company TikTok. ing. Yellen is scheduled to stay in China for five days. He said the new talks are a continuation of the trade dialogue that began when Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Biden in 2022.