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Democrats in the US House of Representatives will force a vote on the fate of a newly-elected Republican congresswoman over incendiary rhetoric.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has promoted unfounded conspiracy theories and shown support for violence against Democrats.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy condemned the remarks, but refused to punish Ms Greene, saying the remarks were made before she was elected.
The vote is set to take place on Thursday afternoon.
Democrats, who control the chamber, say they will vote to expel her from the education and budget committees.
Most legislation goes through a committee before reaching the House floor. Committee positions can determine the sway of individual lawmakers in their party.
The Senate impeachment trial of former United States President Donald Trump, who stands accused of “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, continues to drive a wedge within the Republican Party.
Ten Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump on January 13, a week after pro-Trump rioters breached the US Capitol as Congress met to certify President Joe Biden’s election victory.
Republicans who voted for impeachment included Representative Liz Cheney, the chairwoman of the Republican conference, who has since faced a push from within the party to remove her from her leadership post.
Next time, we won t be peaceful, shouted a man next to him.
Others walked away either westward down Pennsylvania Avenue past the Canadian Embassy or north to the nearby metro station.
Non-mask-wearing, Trump-supporting, out-of-town visitors crowded into metro cars alongside residents of Washington wearing masks.
One man loudly spouted unhinged conspiracy theories about Pence being peddled online to explain the vice-president s perceived abandonment of Trump.
He and others exchanged the URLs for conspiracy websites that he fumed were being pulled off of Facebook.
One woman said the president had a duty to remain in office under his oath to defend the constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic: He can t concede, she said.