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House Speaker Mike Johnson is having another bad week, and it’s only Tuesday. He got the Republican conference together Tuesday morning to present his complicated plan for the House to vote on aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The business of the day was derailed by Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who told Johnson he’s on thin ice.
When it was just Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene making the threat to oust Johnson—and being ridiculed for it by colleagues—it was easy to ignore. Massie’s joining in changes things. As of this Friday, when Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin resigns, Johnson will have just one vote to spare—either to pass legislation with a Republican majority or to keep him in his job.
