Pelosi backs ethics probe of Marjorie Taylor Greene's confrontation with AOC

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday characterized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s run-in with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “verbal assault and abuse” and suggested an ethics probe was warranted.

She said Ms. Greene’s conduct — allegedly running after Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and shouting questions at her outside the House chamber — makes …