Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy Mike Johnson Broken Promises Coalition Building Decision-Making Punishment No-Confidence Vote Rules Committee Debt Ceiling Negotiations Committee Hearings Speaker's Deal with Democrats Rank-and-File Members Negotiations Power Struggles Tax Cuts Impeachment House Speaker Steve Scalise Replacement of Kevin McCarthy Leadership Challenge Potential Challenges John A. Boehner Young Gun Cohorts Boehner's Incentive Structure Majority Loss of House Republican Majority Check and Balance on the Biden Agenda Speaker Candidates Speaker Nominees Speaker Debt Limit Deal