Watch live coverage as the House of Representatives holds a vote to elect the next speaker, with current House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., aiming for re-election.
• High-stakes speaker vote: The 119th Congress will begin today, and House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a critical vote to retain the speakership. Johnson was endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, but he could be presented with a challenge as some Republicans took issue with the deals he made to get a spending bill passed.
• Little room for error: Johnson is confronting tough vote math with the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. He can afford to lose only one GOP vote if every lawmaker shows up and votes. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has already said he won’t vote for him, while roughly a dozen more have not committed to supporting him.
