Speaker Mike Johnson is no stranger to high-stakes, high-profile, high-pressure politicking.
Less than two years ago, a group of rogue House conservatives toppled their leader and prompted Johnson’s rise from relative political obscurity to the speakership. He’s maintained his grip on the gavel after multiple attempted mutinies. And he has repeatedly muscled Donald Trump-approved legislation through his chamber despite doubters and detractors.
But with the fate of Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda now firmly in Johnson’s hands, he may be up against his biggest challenge yet.