The New Speaker Avoided a Shutdown. Can He Avoid Being Ousted?

<p>By working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown this past week, Speaker Mike Johnson seemed to put himself on the same path that doomed his predecessor. Or did he?</p><p>Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The Times, explains why things could be different this time.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/catie-edmondson">Catie Edmondson</a>, a reporter in the Washington bureau of The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Congress prevented a shutdown, but<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/us/politics/congress-shutdown-spending.html"> the spending fight is far from over</a>.</li><li>Almost all Democrats and a majority of Republicans overcame the opposition of G.O.P. conservatives to approve the bill under special expedited procedures. But that approach, hatched by Mr. Johnson in his first weeks as speaker,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/us/politics/government-shutdown-vote-mike-johnson.html"> is a gamble</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>