Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House last week despite a rumored uprising against him, and MSNBC's Jen Psaki said that showed the relative weakness within the Republican Party's congressional majorities.
Nine GOP lawmakers voted against the speaker at one point during Friday's election — the same number needed to trigger a vote to remove him — and the former White House press secretary published a new column urging Democrats to seize on the majority's dysfunction.
"Friday’s...