Johnson Could Be Forced To Deal With Democrats in Order To Keep His Job

Threats from conservatives and the shrinking House majority make it nearly guaranteed that Johnson would be removed from the speakership if it was a party-line vote.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Speaker Johnson at the Capitol, November 14, 2023. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

With Congress in recess for the next two weeks, members of the House have a chance to take a breath from their speedrun to force a sale of TikTok, debate foreign aid, and fully fund the government. Yet once they return, Speaker Johnson may be forced to cross the aisle to keep his job as frustrations with him mount among conservatives. 

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