House GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson of Louisiana may pull off his bid for the speaker's gavel after he was elected by the GOP late Tuesday.
House GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson of Louisiana may pull off his bid for the speaker's gavel as his party's support coalesces around him. Cohesion has been a driving concern among the House GOP as they search for a new speaker after the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Johnson scored his party's nomination late Tuesday, with several members absent and three voting present.
In just the hours from Tuesday, though, Johnson has shored up support from the three Republicans who voted present in Tuesday's late nomination vote — Reps. Mark Amodei of Nevada, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and French Hill of Arkansas. Additionally, Wisconsin GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden is still overseas in Israel on a fact-finding mission, meaning Johnson's margin of loss is smaller.
It would see appropriations bills considered for FY25 in May and June, no break for district work period in August unless all appropriations bills have passed the House, and negotiations wrapped up by the National Defense Authorization Act by September. As he ticks off the items for the year ahead, the Oct-Dec section includes a pledge to 'EXPAND OUR MAJORITY.' Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw and Lawrence Richard contributed reporting.
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