Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's (R-La.) path ahead for maintaining his Speaker position doesn't appear as certain as he'd hope, even with an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump. Johnson can only afford to lose one Republican vote in his re-election, though it's been made clear Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) won't back Johnson.
Yahoo Finance senior columnist Rick Newman joins host Madison Mills on Catalysts to discuss the upcoming House Speaker vote, any holdouts for Johnson, and the implications this vote could have after House lawmakers passed a bill to extend the government shutdown deadline to March 2025.
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