The opening rituals are over, and now the real drama begins. Here’s how the speaker vote will play out: The House clerk is calling the names of hundreds of members-elect one by one, in alphabetical order.

The 119th Congress will begin Friday at noon as the House votes on whether to keep Republican Mike Johnson as Speaker. With the narrowest majority in more than 100 years, Johnson can only afford to lose one or two Republican votes.

The House is set to vote on whether Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will keep his gavel in the 119th Congress. Johnson has a narrow margin for error in Friday’s Speakership vote. Assuming all members are present and voting for a candidate,