US EditionHouse GOP Majority Decreases to One Vote as Johnson Swears in New House Democrat
Christian Menefee’s swearing-in reduces House GOP majority to 218-214, increasing challenges for Republicans to pass funding amid a partial government shutdown, officials said.
- The House Republican majority has decreased to a one-vote margin following Democrat Christian Menefee's swearing-in after his special election win in Texas, as reported by Speaker Mike Johnson.
- Menefee replaces the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, who passed away in March 2025, according to the Associated Press.
- This slim margin means losing more than one GOP vote could lead to legislative failures, noted by Mike Johnson.
- House GOP leaders are scrambling to resolve a partial government shutdown while facing a politically difficult situation, as emphasized by Mike Johnson.
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Christian Menefee Sworn Into the House, Shrinking GOP Majority
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives has shrunk after Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) was sworn into the body on Feb. 2. Menefee won a special election to Congress on Jan. 31 in Texas’s 18th congressional district after the previous officeholder, Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), died in office on March 5, 2025. Menefee’s entry to the House brings the Democratic Caucus to 214 members, which gives the Republican Conference…
Johnson can now lose only one vote after Texas Democrat sworn in
By Clare Foran, Annette Choi and Ethan Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrow majority has shrunk even further with the swearing in of Democrat Christian Menefee, who won a Texas special election. The partisan breakdown in the House now stands at 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats, with three seats vacant. As a result, Johnson can only lose one Republican on any party-line vote — needing the near-unanimous support of hi…
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House GOP Majority Barely Hanging On By Thread Following Democrat’s Swearing-In
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin Republican majority is set to slim further following Democratic Texas Rep. Christian Menefee’s swearing-in Monday night, days after he won a Saturday special election. Menefee, a former Harris County Attorney, will represent a Democratic-leaning Houston, Texas-based seat that had been vacant for nearly a year due to former Democratic Texas […]
House GOP majority shrinks to just one vote as Johnson swears in new House Democrat – Your Capital Minds
The House Republican majority just got reduced to a perilously slim one-vote margin thanks to a Democrat’s victory in Texas over the weekend. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swore in newly minted Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, on Monday evening, bringing the overall House of Representatives margin to 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats. That means if a bill gets no Democratic support and the House is in full attendance, losing more than one GOP vot…
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