Punchbowl News: “This is Day 168 of Mike Johnson’s speakership. And it’s clear now the Louisiana Republican has a very stark choice in front of him — pass an Ukraine aid bill or remain speaker.”
“It may turn out to be this simple for Johnson, according to multiple sources we spoke to in and around the House Republican leadership.
”“Right now, Johnson’s best friends are pain and fear. Pain because what House Republicans went through last October following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was so bad that it seared into their souls. A floor fight over picking a third speaker in six months isn’t going to work for many of them. And fear because if Johnson can’t be speaker, who can?”