La., will start next year without the threat of being easily ousted, dodging a rule that a handful of Republican rebels used to boot his predecessor. Two factions of the House Republican conference that have often been at odds with one another – the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus and the more moderate Main Street Caucus – have agreed to a rule change that could protect Johnson from an insurgent push to topple him.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday evening that House Republicans from across the conference struck a deal to raise the threshold for the motion to vacate.