House Speaker Vote: Read Live Updates On Mike Johnson’s Fate As Trump’s Inauguration Nears | EUROtoday

WASHINGTON ― Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) is hoping for a easy reelection to his home speaker submit when the brand new Congress kicks off on Friday.

He’s acquired President-elect Donald Trump’s help, which is the largest endorsement he may get, and there aren’t another Republicans publicly vying for his job.

But there could possibly be some actual drama.

The House is about to have essentially the most narrowly divided majority in almost a century, with Republicans holding 220 seats and Democrats holding 215. Assuming all Democrats vote for their very own celebration chief, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), to be speaker, meaning Johnson can lose solely two GOP votes and nonetheless turn into speaker. At least three Republicans have instructed they aren’t dedicated to backing Johnson: Chip Roy (Texas), Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Victoria Spartz (Ind.).

There could possibly be different House Republicans quietly holding out on Johnson, too. And contemporary on everybody’s thoughts is how badly the GOP bungled its final speaker elections: They put then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) by means of 14 failed votes and days of public humiliation earlier than giving him the submit in January 2023. Ten months later, they ejected him and left the chamber with no speaker ― and unable to conduct enterprise ― for weeks till lastly selecting Johnson. McCarthy resigned from Congress two months later.

Read the most recent updates on the House speaker election beneath: