This week, Johnson held multiple meetings with groups of rank-and-file Republicans about a path forward on a short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR.
'But with what's going on on the floor today, I think that indicates the honeymoon might be shorter than we thought.' I'm not sure how long it lasts, maybe 30 days,' said Rep. 'I think there's a honeymoon period here.
On Capitol Hill, questions abound about how the new speaker will handle his first big test in a divided government, where he must balance the demands of ultraconservatives with a Democratic-led Senate and president.
