GOP warns despite averting shutdown — Mike Johnson’s 'honeymoon period is effectively over'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may have frustrated some hard-right Freedom Caucus Republicans by "negotiating with Democrats" in order to avert a government shutdown, but the Louisiana lawmaker tells Politico he's "not concerned about" losing his job like his predecessor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Per Politico, the speaker saw "success" Tuesday on the House floor "in real time, talking down a group of conservatives who wanted to block a massive health, labor and education spending bill," by suggesting "he had a plan to jam the Democratic Senate and cut spending in the full-year funding legislation Congress now has to pass in January and February."

However, according to the report, hard-right Republicans remain "mostly unconvinced by the Louisiana Republican’s pitch," and "worry that Johnson's decisions on the stopgap bill are an early signal that he is less likely to fight for their priorities heading into January and February."

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Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), a Freedom Caucus member, told the news outlet although Johnson is in a "tough position," he insisted that the the speaker "needs a strategy pivot," because "his honeymoon period is effectively over."

The North Carolina congressman added, "He's got to find an opportunity to change the dynamics. If he can't, he's going to follow the same path of not just the immediately previous speaker but a series of them who have not really proved successful.”

One problem the Louisiana lawmaker faces, Politico reports:

Johnson is confronting a GOP conference that’s now even more bitterly divided than when his predecessor was in charge. Besides frustrations from the right flank, the Louisianan is also facing restive groups of Biden-district Republicans and centrists, who have increasingly made clear they'll push back if leadership tries to force tough votes. After its ugly 22-day speaker battle, the 221-member conference has seemingly lost its ability to maneuver as a team. Instead, it’s every man for himself.

The news outlet notes, "If those divisions worsen — like if conservatives make good on their threat to start blocking bills from coming to the floor — some centrist Republicans pointed out that would just increase their incentive to join forces with Democrats. Republicans openly shifting to that strategy would amount to a historic shift in House power dynamics."

Despite the fact conservatives warn that "Johnson will have a major problem down the line if he doesn't prove he'll govern differently than McCarthy," Freedom Caucus member Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA.) said, "There's always that tension, but I don't see that happening anytime in the near future. I think most people are willing to give him some time, but we need to see something different."

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Politico's full report is here.