Speaker Johnson Faces Reelection Battle as 119th Congress Convenes | EWTN News Nightly

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The 119th Congress begins tomorrow and once again House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life. Despite support from President-elect Donald Trump, the Louisiana Republican faces a struggle to retain the gavel in the US House of Representatives. Representative Mike Lawler says, "He inherited a mess when Matt Gaetz and seven of my colleagues teamed up with 208 Democrats to remove Speaker McCarthy, which I've said a number of times is the stupidest thing I've seen in politics, but this would be equally as dumb." Meanwhile, others like Republican Congressman Thomas Massie have already said they won't vote for Johnson. Others are throwing different names into the ring. Capitol Hill Correspondent Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf