Most House Republicans are eager to vote to retain Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker in the new Congress and get busy working on President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

The GOP conference will meet Friday to vote for a new speaker, with Johnson facing challenges in keeping the gavel.

That’s because Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has said he will not vote for Johnson, and several other conservatives have said they are unsure how they will vote. They’re angry with Johnson for agreeing to a failed spending bill last month in an attempt to avoid a federal shutdown. A continuing resolution eventually passed to fund the government.

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