#speaker-mike-johnson

#speaker-mike-johnson

Both parties feel confident that their most endangered incumbents will stick around and help their side fight for the gavel. But morale is low across the chamber, and some members are questioning whether the job is still worth it. The legislative grind has been overshadowed by censure wars, rising security fears and loyalty tests to former President Trump. House lawmakers have only spent a handful of days in Washington since July.

213 Democrats, including the entire party leadership, told Johnson that his failure to enforce basic standards of conduct has allowed dehumanizing attacks to become routine on the House floor. "We write to you to strongly condemn the rise in anti-transgender rhetoric, including from members of Congress," the lawmakers wrote, urging Johnson to ensure members of Congress are following rules of decorum and not using their platforms to demonize and scapegoat transgender people.