Johnson caught between warring House GOP factions: ‘Drifting toward mob rule'
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Rank-and-file House Republicans are growing increasingly irate at GOP hardliners who are trying to force House Speaker Mike Johnson to renege on an agreement to fund the government.
Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Tensions have erupted in the House of Representatives already, less than halfway through the first month of 2024. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
A group of 12 conservatives staged a protest vote on Wednesday that tanked a normally sleepy procedural measure in a pointed shot at Johnson over his deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., aimed at avoiding a government shutdown.