Photo / APA fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories. The chamber's near party-line 230-199 vote was the latest instance of conspiracy theories becoming pitched political battlefields, an increasingly familiar occurrence during Donald Trump's presidency. The House has voted 230-199 to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees. Even social media stars like Greene could find it harder to define themselves without the spotlights that committees provide. Thune said House Republicans needed to issue a "really strong" rebuke of Greene's conspiratorial formulations.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 05, 2021 01:07 UTC