New Candidates Emerge As Republican Knives Are Out For Speaker Mike Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson's path to remain in power is in jeopardy after several Republicans are saying they aren't going to back him as leader.
 
Earlier this month, the Republican leader took a lot of flak from party heavyweights like President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk for trying to rush through a controversial spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. 

During the process Musk, along with many other Republicans, tanked Johnson's initial 1,547-page bill calling it bloated and filled with Democrat priorities.

That put Johnson on rocky ground with Trump, who called it a 'win' for Democrats and urged the GOP to stand firm despite a quickly-approaching government shutdown. 

The speaker was forced to renegotiate the deal at the last minute, sparking anger on the left and the right.

A massively trimmed down version of the bill eventually passed the House, but Republicans are now unsure Johnson is the man to lead them next year.