Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Chapter 2: What led Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce her resignation from Congress?
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will leave Congress in January. The Georgia Republican posted a video last night after months of public friction with President Trump and the controversy over the Epstein files.
Standing up for American women who were raped at 14 years old, trafficked and used by rich, powerful men should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the president of the United States, whom I fought for.
Many political observers say the congresswoman's resignation isn't surprising. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports Greene has repeatedly clashed with members of her party.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been at the forefront of criticisms this year of Republicans who haven't always agreed with Trump 2.0 policy planks. On the foreign policy front, that includes the bombing of Iran in support of Israel's war in Gaza. Domestically, there's been rifts over some of the tariff policies and the subsequent walkbacks the administration's done.
Greene's exit from Georgia's 14th district is raising new questions about the future of the GOP's hard right wing. The Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on a ruling that struck down a congressional map in Texas. NPR's Hansi Lowong reports.
That court found the map's challenges are likely to prove in a trial that the map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. It's because multiples have Republican lawmakers made public statements suggesting they passed it to eliminate existing districts where black and Latino voters together make up the majority.
But in Texas's appeal to the Supreme Court, the state claims that lawmakers were not motivated by race and focused instead on drawing new districts that are more likely to elect Republicans. If the Supreme Court clears a way for Texas to use the contested map, Republicans may be able to pick up five more seats in the U.S. House.
But time is running out to change the map for Texas' midterm election. The state's candidate filing deadline is in about two weeks. Hansi Luwong, NPR News.
Wall Street had a rough week as investors sought reassurance about whether the massive AI boom is more than just a bubble. NPR's Maria Aspin reports.
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