The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3 elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to reprise his role leading the lower chamber.
In a 218–215 vote, Johnson was elected on the first ballot despite short-lived hiccups early in the vote.
There were initially signs of a brewing mutiny among the House GOP caucus, as several members—beginning with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas)—expressed reservations or outright opposition to Johnson.
Normally, that wouldn’t be a problem, but with Republicans controlling just 219 seats, one above the majority threshold, Johnson needed the support of all but one member of his conference….