At least one House Republican has said he will vote against Johnson. The speaker can lose only two GOP votes and still survive.
Democrats won’t throw House Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline if his Republican colleagues turn against him again, says Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — still furious over last week’s botched
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tried to flex his political muscle, but instead got hit in the face, according to a former Republican staffer. Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI),
Several House Republicans have objected to a stopgap measure that aims to prevent a government shutdown later this week.
There will be plenty of time – the entire rest of this year, in fact – to be merry and bright and make resolutions with the life expectancy of a mayfly. To happily bid farewell to 2024. In the meantime, please consider this column to be more like a preemptive Jan. 1, 2025, hangover.
Speaker Mike Johnson was optimistic about his future as the House GOP's leader. Now, facing a party backlash, that optimism is gone.
Johnson's push for a short-term government funding bill met louder resistance than usual from Republicans in the House.
It’s not clear how many lawmakers are considering an alternative to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in January 2025, but one House Republican said a fight is “almost certain."
It's not a guarantee Mike Johnson will lose his job next Congress, but with a government shutdown looming days before Christmas, a challenge looks more likely.
Speaker Mike Johnson said he has spoken to Elon Musk and explained why he supports the government spending bill despite concerns regarding the deficit.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, talks briefly to reporters just before a vote on an interim spending bill to prevent a government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan yesterday, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The vote failed to pass.
Conservative lawmakers speak out against a government spending measure released at the last minute ahead of a looming partial government shutdown deadline