Because the GOP holds such a slim majority in the House, a handful of dissident votes would cost Johnson the speakership. There have been past attempts. In May 2024, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was booed off the House floor for trying to oust Johnson.

ANALYSIS: The Speaker received a major black eye after four Republicans sided with Democrats on forcing a vote on extending health care tax credits. But, Eric Garcia writes, any health care bill still

A bloc of House GOP centrists just made the ultimate hardball play against Speaker Mike Johnson — agreeing to help Democrats effectively seize control of the Republican agenda by forcing a vote on their own bill on the looming Obamacare subsidies cliff.

A new report from Politico indicates Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will participate in a conference call with Indiana lawmakers on Saturday. The reported conference call will come just days before Indiana’s house of representatives will convene to discuss the possibility of redrawing the state’s congressional maps mid-decade.

The House has passed a GOP health care bill that does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Some warn that frustrations are so high that up to 20 House Republicans could announce their retirement in coming weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Speaker Johnson said he was "absolutely delighted" about Democrat Jasmine Crockett's decision to run for Senate in Texas.