Why Mike Johnson’s perch has suddenly grown precarious with the walls closing in on the Speaker

By RACHAEL BADE | Politico

To hear Mike Johnson tell it, he’s not having much fun as speaker. He has complained about the long hours and constant travel, according to those who have recently spoken to him, and a series of escalating internal clashes have made the job a joyless slog.

At least there’s this: Many of his colleagues don’t believe he’ll be doing it much longer.

Five months after replacing the deposed Kevin McCarthy, the Louisiana Republican now finds himself acutely vulnerable to a right-wing revolt of his own after governing in conjunction with Democrats, pushing through twin bipartisan spending packages and making way for a Ukraine funding vote later this month.

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