Speaker Johnson Insulates Himself From Rogue Members, Democrats With New Rules Package

He won two rule changes to the motion to vacate, which could help him keep his job down the line.

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Speaker Johnson walks to the House Chamber from his office at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024 at Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Speaker Johnson has won some protections for himself in the new House rules package, even as his fellow Republicans are thinking about denying him another term in his job. Mr. Johnson has also unveiled the first 12 legislative items the House will take up once new members are sworn in, including a federal recognition of just two genders, funding cuts to sanctuary cities and states, and issuing sanctions for the International Criminal Court. 

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