Speaker Johnson under attack from his own as mood darkens in House GOP

(CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is a political survivor, weathering crisis after crisis since his unlikely ascent two years ago.

But now, the battered House leader is entering what could be the most difficult stretch of his speakership — facing attacks from all sides with little reinforcement from his most important ally, President Donald Trump .

His job is safe, for now, since House Republicans have no appetite for a nasty battle to replace the Louisiana Republican with their slim majority . But whether he can remain the leader of his conference after the midterms is not yet certain and very well could rest on whether Trump wants to keep him.

Conservative as well as centrist Republicans are privately demanding major shifts in their party leader’s tactics — with some no longer afraid