“The 118th Congress ended virtually precisely because it started: with chaos within the Home of Representatives that threatened to eat its GOP chief and shut down the federal government,” the Washington Put up experiences.
“Whereas he prevented the ignominious occasion of a authorities shutdown, with simply hours to spare, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) nonetheless faces a frightening vote at the beginning of the subsequent Congress, on Jan. 3, to win a full time period atop the Home.”
“Johnson’s dilemma is similar one which bedeviled his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy (R-California), the always-smiling speaker who proved so ineffective he didn’t final 9 months within the job. Each discovered themselves in a predicament during which the Home GOP held a majority in precept however in apply couldn’t come collectively to manipulate.”
“This cycle of political faceplants threatens to derail president-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, in addition to Johnson’s maintain on energy.”
CNN: Johnson joked about his destiny as speaker all through spending negotiations.
