At least one House Republican has said he will vote against Johnson. The speaker can lose only two GOP votes and still survive.
President-elect Donald Trump predicted that Speaker Mike Johnson would “easily” hold onto the speaker’s gavel if he course-corrects on the government spending package that sent
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s fate may well depend on whether he can stay in President-elect Donald Trump’s good graces.
A Republican congressman is speaking out in support of Mike Johnson as some colleagues continue to question the House Speaker's motives over the spending bill.
President-elect Donald Trump sided with Elon Musk in his opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson 's bill to temporarily fund the government as Congress scrambles to pass a spending bill with only two days before the deadline to avoid a shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, are listen during a U.S. Capitol Hanukkah event with a ceremonial Menorah lighting to commemorate the upcoming eight-day festival of Hanukkah on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
President-elect Donald Trump has long supported House Speaker Mike Johnson — hosting him on election night, bringing him to the Army-Navy college football game last weekend and backing him privately despite conservative complaints about the House’s actions.
Kentucky's Thomas Massie said he will not support Johnson's re-election bid, with others undecided amid funding bill fallout.
President-elect Donald Trump praised a revised government funding bill on Thursday after he and billionaire Elon Musk torpedoed an initial bipartisan agreement. "SUCCESS in Washington!" Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. "Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People."
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.
A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump’s sudden demands — and keep his own job.