Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down the slimmest House Republican majority in U.S. history, setting him up for a tenuous hold on his position and the challenging task of being the country’s highest-stakes people pleaser.
While conservatives in the Freedom Caucus have made it known that they plan to be a constant challenge for the speaker, there’s also a quieter corner of the GOP conference that Johnson will have to satisfy: moderates.
“It’s a new year,” Rep. Juan Ciscomani told NOTUS. “New energy.”