Who is Al Green, congressman from Texas removed from Trump's speech?

Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was escorted from the chamber Tuesday night for shouting during President Trump's 2025 address to a joint session of Congress.

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Congressman Al Green of Texas removed from Trump's speech amid protest

Speaker Mike Johnson repeatedly urged Rep. Al Green to take his seat before directing the sergeant at arms to "restore order" and "remove this gentleman from the chamber."
CBS News - 1d
Congressman Al Green removed from Trump address after heckling president

Mike Johnson orders Texas lawmaker’s removal after Green repeatedly interrupted Trump’s joint speech to Congress. House speaker Mike Johnson ordered Texas representative Al Green removed from the ...
The Guardian - 1d
Al Green Removed From House Chamber for Heckling Trump During Speech

Republicans had the Texas Democrat, who introduced the first articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017, ejected after he shouted at the president and refused to sit down.
The New York Times - 1d
Watch: Congressman Al Green ejected from chamber after disrupting Trump speech

The disturbance occurred during the first few minutes of the president's address to US Congress.
BBC News - 1d
Watch: Rep. Al Green removed from House floor after Trump speech interruption

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the room after interrupting President Trump's address to the joint session of Congress.
NBC News - 1d
Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from chamber after outburst during Trump speech

Trump had just referenced his Nov. 5 election victory, when Rep. Al Green, an 11-term Democrat stood up and began calling out.
ABC News - 23h
Democrat Al Green removed from House after interrupting, heckling Trump

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was removed from the House chamber where President Trump was giving his address to a joint session of Congress after the congressman heckled the president early in his ...
The Hill - 1d
Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump's speech

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after he disrupted President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress.
NBC News - 16h
Democrat Al Green ejected from chamber for heckling

Green is a fierce critic of Donald Trump and previously called for his impeachment.
BBC News - 1d
Al Green on protest at Trump speech: ‘He needs to save Medicaid’

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) opened up about the moment he was escorted out of the House chamber Tuesday evening, saying he protested at President Trump’s joint address to Congress because “he needs to ...
The Hill - 17h
House GOP moves to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech

The Texas Democrat said he was "willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me."
CBS News - 11h
Full Video: Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump address to Congress for heckling

"You're a liar!" yelled some Democrats at President Trump as he delivered a speech on Capitol Hill. Other Democratic members of Congress walked out.
CNBC - 18h
House tees up final vote to censure Al Green for protest at Trump speech

The House on Wednesday teed up a final vote on a resolution to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for disrupting President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. The chamber voted 209-211-1 ...
The Hill - 8h
House Republicans tee up vote to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech

House Republicans on Wednesday teed up a vote to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.
NBC News - 8h
Trump admin removes migrants from Guantanamo Bay

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed deported migrants from a facility on the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration brought them as ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
Six takeaways from Trump's big speech

The president declares "America is back" as he spars with Democrats and gives a shout-out to Elon Musk.
BBC News - 12h
Key takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress

President Donald Trump, six weeks into his historic return to the White House, delivered the longest joint address to Congress in history on Tuesday night.
ABC News - 10h
The big takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to a special edition of From the Politics Desk, where our reporters who were inside the House chamber tonight bring you the highlights from President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress ...
NBC News - 1d
Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber for interrupting Trump's address

House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered the Sergeant at Arms to remove Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas from the lower chamber for interrupting President Trump during his address to Congress. Watch the ...
CBS News - 1d
Axelrod calls Al Green 'despicable' for Trump address protest

Democratic strategist David Axelrod described Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) outbursts at President Trump’s address to Congress as “despicable.” “I think what Al Green did was despicable. I liked Elissa ...
The Hill - 12h
Rep. Al Green's outburst is just the latest in a long list of criticisms of Trump

Rep. Al Green is believed to be he first lawmaker in modern history to be thrown out of a Joint Session of Congress or a State of the Union address.
ABC News - 8h
One big takeaway from Trump’s speech? He needs a weak dollar.

Even though the U.S. dollar has been sliding on international exchanges for weeks, the president didn’t even pay lip service to the idea of a strong greenback — let alone endorse an actual ...
MarketWatch - 11h
TikTok Taps Climeworks to Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere

The announcement comes as the Trump Administration has thrown emerging climate-related tech like direct air capture into flux.
Inc. - Feb. 19
Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says

Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court late Wednesday.
NBC News - 6d
Pentagon plans to remove transgender troops from military

The Pentagon issued a memo on Wednesday ordering the removal of transgender troops from the U.S. military. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
CBS News - 6d
China’s tech minister removed from office

Jin Zhuanglong had been missing from public view for 2 months, FT review shows
Financial Times - 5d
Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website

The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education's website.
CNBC - 6d
Government ethics watchdog removed from post amid legal fight with Trump administration

Hampton Dellinger challenged his termination last month as head of the Office of Special Counsel by filing a lawsuit against several Trump administration officials.
NBC News - 5h
Republicans who got an earful from constituents have message for Trump and DOGE

After hearing from constituents at town hall meetings in their districts last week, one Republican congressman says he wants to convey their concerns about DOGE to Trump.
ABC News - Feb. 25
Here's the only thing you need to take away from Trump's speech to Congress

Democrats have learned absolutely nothing from their decisive election loss.
The Hill - 1d
Key takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: A focus on culture wars and GOP unity, as Democrats protest

President Donald Trump touted his newly imposed tariffs and basked in Republican applause for his administration's swift early actions, while drawing a wave of protests from Democrats as he spoke ...
NBC News - 16h
Why Trump isn't hitting the road after his speech: From the Politics Desk

Donald Trump isn’t taking the usual tour of the country that recent presidents have after major speeches to Congress.
NBC News - 7h
'America is back': Watch highlights from the speech

Trump touted many of his executive actions, praised Musk for his work with Doge and named a teenager a Secret Service agent.
BBC News - 1d
House Freedom Caucus to offer censure of Al Green

Politico - 16h
Republican introduces censure resolution against Al Green

The House will vote this week on a resolution from Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) over his outburst at President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on ...
The Hill - 13h
Novo’s Weight Loss Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List

The FDA said weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer on shortage list.
Inc. - Feb. 22
Brewing tea removes heavy metals from water, study finds

Scientists say consumption of the beverage may have health benefit by reducing intake of metals such as lead . The medicinal effect of a cup of tea is no surprise to anybody who has headed straight ...
The Guardian - Feb. 25
Immigrant parents remove teenage sons from UK over stabbing fears

Yahoo News - 5d