Second House Republican joins far-right effort to oust Mike Johnson

Congressman Thomas Massie says he would co-sponsor motion to vacate resolution introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene

A second House Republican has joined the effort to oust the speaker, Mike Johnson, escalating the risk of another leadership election just six months after the Louisiana congressman assumed the top job.

Congressman Thomas Massie, a Republican of Kentucky, announced on Tuesday that he would co-sponsor the motion to vacate resolution introduced last month by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia.