House Democrats Block Greene's Bid to Overthrow Speaker Johnson
- Reliance on opposition party leaves speaker’s strength unclear
- Democratic leader declines to commit to rescuing Johnson again
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House Democrats joined with Republicans to block a hardliner attempt to overthrow Speaker Mike Johnson, a rare cross-party alliance formed to reward the GOP leader for help securing $61 billion in aid for Ukraine.
Yet the speaker’s reliance on opponents to maintain his leadership position leaves Johnson’s political strength in doubt. Democratic leaders haven’t committed to indefinitely supporting him and hardliners can force a new ouster vote at any time.