A mutiny is already looming, with two republican members of congress having publicly called for Johnson's ouster. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) last month filed a resolution to remove Johnson from the chair, and Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie has voiced support for it.

One reason will stand out if Democrats rescue House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from an ouster attempt: He's not Kevin McCarthy. Why it matters: Johnson has accrued credit with his colleagues across the aisle by pursuing a foreign aid package despite threats to his job for doing so.