BREAKING (Literally): Embarrassing Floor Meltdown Has House Republicans Questioning Their Leaders

'Embarrassing': How a failed vote shows House Republicans’  'weakness and disarray'

Although Democratic strategists know that trying to flip the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms is an uphill climb, they are feeling cautiously optimistic about the U.S. House of Representatives — where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is leading a very small majority and a lot of swing districts, according to the Cook Political Report, are in play. The GOP's House majority is so small, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman emphasizes in an article publi…

BREAKING (Literally): Embarrassing Floor Meltdown Has House Republicans Questioning Their Leaders

Can the Deputy Speaker do anything right? One week after attempting (and failing) to block Democratic legislation to lower health care costs for more than 20 million Americans, Republicans are in complete meltdown. Failed floor votes, constant infighting, to say nothing of an affordability agenda to lower costs for families. Thankfully, House Republicans have maintained poise and message discipline, telling POLITICO things like:  “They didn’t …