No penalties for dissident Republicans | First Thing

House Republicans met amid calls for punishment of Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, but decide not to take action. Plus, Canada brands the Proud Boys a terrorist organisation

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House Republicans decided not to take action against two congresswoman who had riled the party in very different ways, at a marathon meeting over the future of the GOP on Wednesday night. The party had faced calls to punish both Liz Cheney, the third most powerful Republican in the House, who voted to impeach Donald Trump, and Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has been criticised for embracing extremist views and conspiracy theories.