Add Axios as your preferred source to
see more of our stories on Google.
Speaker Mike Johnson, flanked by members of his leadership team, heads to a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 12, 2024. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
House Republicans' strategy for keeping the speaker's gavel and their leadership suites next year hinges on being anywhere but Washington this summer.
Why it matters: The Senate is in for another two weeks, but Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team are crisscrossing the country during the House's five-week August recess like German or Norwegian World Cup fans: no town too small, no state too far away.
