Mike Johnson’s failed speakership bid shows how hard it may be for the narrow Republican majority to enact Trump’s conservative agenda.

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

In the end, the threat of a far-right revolt turned out to be more real than expected, as Republican Mike Johnson initially came up short Friday on the first ballot of his bid to stay Speaker. Only after some backroom arm-twisting and plenty of public embarrassment did he prevail on a day that offered an early sign that Republicans will struggle to achieve a unified governing majority in the second Trump era.

House Republicans braced for the possibility that today's speaker vote could last multiple rounds, as incumbent Mike Johnson tried to win over conservative holdouts to get a majority. Follow along for live updates and analysis.

The House of Representatives appears to have failed to elect a House speaker during the first round of voting as Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., lacked the votes to be re-elected. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports for Capitol Hill on what could possibly come next for the House and Johnson's re-election efforts.