Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces growing Republican dissent over his handling of government funding, potentially jeopardizing his reelection as speaker on January 3.
Allies are urging Donald Trump to reaffirm his support for Johnson to avoid a prolonged leadership fight, which could delay certification of Trump’s 2024 election victory on January 6.
Johnson’s bipartisan spending bill, criticized by Trump, narrowly averted a government shutdown but failed to include Trump’s core debt-limit demands.
Some Republicans warn that a speakerless House would disrupt critical legislative processes, including election certification.
My whole family feels the same. There’s a military base about 20 minutes away. We’d probably be dead anyway because of how close we are, but we’re going to drive as close as possible just to make sure.
What a waste. In this scenario your best act is to throw your bodies at the idiots started this mess, not to kill yourself.