Speaker Johnson Says Republicans Keen to Remove Vacate Rule in Next Congress

Current House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has predicted the House will “probably” change the rules around the motion to vacate in the next Congress, making it harder to oust people from the speaker role. During a press conference on March 13, preceding the GOP annual retreat at Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, Mr. Johnson said the discussion around changing the rules to vacate speakers has been ongoing, although he stressed he isn’t advocating for it personally. “The motion to vacate is something that comes up a lot amongst members and discussion, I expect there will probably be a change to that as well,” he said....