Speaker Johnson: 'I am not resigning'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) batted down questions over efforts to oust him during a press conference on Tuesday, calling the idea that he would resign “an absurd notion” that is “not helpful to the cause” and “not helpful to the country.” Earlier Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) became the second Republican to publicly back an attempt to end Johnson’s speakership. READ MORE: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/16/congress/massie-joins-greene-00152463