Live updates: Johnson seeks to win over skeptics; New Orleans reels after attack

The Hill staff

2 January 2025 at 2:36 pm·1-min read

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has one more day to win over skeptical House Republicans before they vote on whether he keeps the gavel.

In the narrow House GOP majority, Johnson can only afford to lose one vote, assuming all lawmakers are present and voting for a candidate — and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has already vowed to oppose the Louisiana Republican.

Backed by President-elect Trump, Johnson is hoping to convince members of his conference, most prominently Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), to back him and avoid the messy Speakership fight that stalled the House for days in 2023.

At the same time, Louisiana and the nation are reeling from a New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 and injured 30 more. Some lawmakers were being briefed Thursday morning, and law enforcement is ramping up security in New Orleans and Washington, D.C.

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