Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has been removed from the House Rules Committee after being the lone vote against Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) reelection. Why it matters: Massie's departure from the influential panel could make it easier for Johnson to get legislation to the House floor.

Massie, the lone Republican to vote against Johnson’s speakership bid Jan. 3, revealed in December that he had offered to step down from the panel.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif ... the president-elect’s influence on the House GOP conference. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to withhold his support from Johnson.

The same wing of the GOP that ousted Kevin McCarthy is skeptical of Johnson ... Three of the chamber's most right-wing members — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina ...

Mike Johnson promised drastic spending cuts in his House address last Friday. But, as Thomas Massie pointed out, Johnson's first term as Speaker demonstrates