House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Democrats will not save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he fails to get enough support from his own party to retain his gavel. 

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Jeffries on Johnson’s future as speaker: ‘There will be no Democrats available to save him’

Democrats who voted to save the speaker in May now feel they can’t trust him after he reneged on deal to fund the government

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Evgeny Lebedev

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Democrats tell Johnson they won’t rescue him from far-right members again

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Democrats will not save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he fails to get enough support from his own party to retain his gavel. Jeffries pointed to the collapse of the bipartisan government funding agreement as a key reason Johnson would not get support from Democrats,…

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While House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may have yet again avoided a government shutdown, his speakership may be on the line with some Republicans already refusing to commit to supporting him come January 2025. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has said he will vote against Johnson’s reelection as speaker on Jan. 3, and several other Republicans told reporters last week that they were unsure of his leadership. Both chambers of Congress will meet three d…

Washington Examiner

Philip Anschutz

Mike Johnson avoided a shutdown but could lose speakership

A federal government shutdown was avoided late Friday when outgoing President Joe Biden signed into law a last-minute funding plan.A shutdown appeared likely after some bills that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) supported failed in the U.S. House of Representatives. But a last-minute bill passed in the ...

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'No help from me': House Dems vow they will no longer 'save' Speaker Mike Johnson

“House Democrats are sending an early warning signal to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that he shouldn’t count on them to rescue him again,” Axios reports. “Johnson will have the barest of majorities next year — and he’s staring down growing unrest within the Republican conference.” Said one swing state Democrat: “I have thought multiple times that I would help Johnson in a tough Speaker vote because he was true to his word even in hard times. That…

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Democrats Won’t Save Mike Johnson Again

On December 21, the United States narrowly avoided the Christmas “shutdown”. Good news that does not seem to please the next President of the United States....

Ce 21 décembre dernier, les États-Unis ont évité de peu le “shutdown” de Noël. Une bonne nouvelle qui ne semble pas ravir le prochain Président des États-Unis. ...

Le président de la Chambre des représentants Mike Johnson sera-t-il la prochaine cible de Donald Trump ?

La Libre

Brussels

Belgium

Will House Speaker Mike Johnson be Donald Trump's next target?

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is losing support following last week’s funding crisis. But coming into the impending vote for a new speaker, Democrats have said they won’t help him like they did last time.The new session of Congress is about to start, and on January 3, the House will vote for who should lead the chamber. In the past, it was nearly a sure thing that a sitting speaker whose party maintained control of the House would be reelec…

Alternet

House could be heading for another speaker battle as Dems refuse to help Mike Johnson

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses the narrowly averted government shutdown, Elon Musk's influence among the Republican caucus, and House Democrats' focus during the next four years of Trump's presidency.

MSNBC

Roberts family

Jeffries: There will be 'no Democrats available' to save Mike Johnson's speakership

As Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamay prepare to head the� DOGE Commission , a non-governmental agency, with the goal of� reducing government spending . The means of reducing such spending could be ...

Daily Kos

Markos Moulitsas

With Trump Soon Taking Office, A Familiar Face from Over 100 Years Ago Seems to Come Back to Life

When Washington politicians speak of a Christmas tree this time of year, they are not referring to an actual tree. It means they’ve loaded up a bill with another kind of “green,” the kind that’s decorated with money.

Jeffries on Johnson’s future as speaker: ‘There will be no Democrats available to save him’

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