On Wednesday, Republicans picked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as their nominee in the race for the speakership in the next session of Congress beginning next year.
Johnson received unanimous support in a voice vote, according to reports, locking him in for the full House vote that will likely take place in early January.
Hours earlier, President-elect Donald Trump had met with House Republicans on Capitol Hill and told them that he was with Johnson “all the way,” according to multiple reports.
The conservative Freedom Caucus, which reportedly had wanted a challenger to Johnson or at least a secret ballot, did not end up putting up a fight against a voice vote, per Punchbowl News’ Melanie Zanona.
POLITICO’s Olivia Beavers reported she heard a deal was brokered that would preclude amendments to “punish members” in exchange for raising the threshold for the motion to vacate…
