Mike Johnson may be speaker, but Democrats run the House


by Daily Kos

Daily Kos— Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid it all on the table: He’s staking his speakership—and his cozy relationship with Donald Trump—on aid to Ukraine, and putting his fate in the hands of Democrats. Democrats, in turn, are not going to make it easy for him. In an impassioned speech Wednesday, Johnson argued that getting aid to Ukraine was paramount, even if putting that bill on the floor will likely trigger a move to oust him. “This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the...

The Washington Times—House Democrats say they'll vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson from removal by renegade Republicans. The top three Democratic leaders in the House announced Tuesday they will vote to block a rogue House Republican from moving to oust GOP Speaker Mike Johnson.

The Washington Times—Democrats rescue House Speaker Mike Johnson's foreign aid package amid GOP revolt. House Democrats late Thursday helped advance a $95 billion foreign aid package in a rare move that salvaged federal money for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and bailed out embattled Speaker Mike Johnson.

WTVR.com—Democrats say they will table efforts from Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. The Georgia Republican accused Speaker Johnson of making a "slimy back room deal" with Democrats and vowed to move forward with her motion to vacate.