Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker before it can do anything else.

President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his support for Mike Johnson with a post on Truth Social on Friday morning, saying “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support.

The win came after a tense stand-off with House Republicans and a phone call from Donald Trump to two members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.

The House will vote at noon Friday to select a speaker. Johnson is expected to win nearly all Republican votes, but just a handful of GOP defections could be enough to stop him.

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions himself alongside Trump. The speaker often portrays himself as the “quarterback” who will be executing the political plays called by the “coach,” the president-elect.

Nancy Mace got Trump on the phone to persuade holdout Republicans to support Mike Johnson’s speakership, according to The Washington Post. After Republicans Ralph Norman and Keith Self initially opposed Johnson,

Even with Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Republicans actually lost two House seats overall in the election. With the resignation of Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida. Republicans hold just a 219-215 edge this year.

The House voted Friday to reelect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., after multiple Republicans initially did not cast a vote for him in what became a tight contest spurred by pushback from a small, but influential group of Republicans against the speaker, leading to President-elect Donald Trump getting involved in discussions.

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be in the new all-Republican Congress.

Between Trump's agenda and DOGE, Republicans have steep ambitions for the coming years. On Friday, they avoided what could've been an early stumble.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday was still grasping for the votes he needs to be re-elected hours before a vote on the House floor, continuing discussions with hard-line conservatives who have so far refused to back him.