US EditionJohnson seeks Trump agenda 2.0 as GOP anxiety grows over midterms
Speaker Johnson seeks GOP unity on a new economic bill with proposals including health care and deficit cuts to boost 2026 election prospects, amid internal party challenges.
- Last week, Speaker Mike Johnson held a productive meeting with key chairmen and instructed them to develop a GOP-only economic bill, speaking also with Senate GOP Leader John Thune.
- With a tiny House margin and recent vacancies, Johnson faces almost no room to maneuver as a special election in Texas is expected in just two weeks.
- The Republican Study Committee pushes housing and health-savings proposals under 'Making the American Dream Affordable Again,' with Rep. August Pfluger claiming vast public support, while centrists prefer bipartisan efforts, and last week GOP leaders lost a floor vote.
- They wrote, "Johnson's agenda 2.0 plan is a long-shot effort that comes with no shortage of potential downsides for him and for the party," highlighting risks as he struggles to unify GOP lawmakers.
- Amid pressure to use reconciliation, many Republicans worry voters are still processing last year's signature bill and the party must produce wins before the midterms.
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Mike Johnson’s 'Political Hand Grenade' Could Blow Up Spectacularly Before the Midterms
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is apparently cooking up a last-minute plan to rescue the Republican Party’s midterm hopes — and the more you dig, the more it looks like a political hand grenade he’s holding with the pin barely in place. According to CNN analysts Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, Johnson is pushing GOP committees to draft ideas for a fresh economic bill, potentially using it as a launchpad to revive the Trump agenda. But there’s a …
GOP’s culture of rebellion in slim majority imperils Johnson agenda
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) job managing the House GOP’s paper-thin majority is getting only more difficult in the new year, with a culture of rebellion — and a perfect storm of external political factors — threatening to derail the party’s agenda just as Republicans are gearing up for a tough midterm cycle. In the earliest…
Speaker triggers fear of massive backfire with plan to save midterms for GOP: analysis
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson could be preparing a last-minute pitch to salvage 2026 for the Republican Party, a political analyst has claimed. It could be a move that makes the GOP nervous, as CNN analysts Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris argued an economic bill could be a chance for Johnson to revi...
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Republicans fear Trump’s agenda has stalled in Congress. Mike Johnson wants to change that
(CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is actively working to unite his conference behind another Republican-only policy bill ahead of the midterms, with members clamoring for more wins and eager not waste what they fear could be the waning days of…
Johnson seeks Trump agenda 2.0 as GOP anxiety grows over midterms
Speaker Mike Johnson is actively working to unite his conference behind another Republican-only policy bill ahead of the midterms, with members clamoring for more wins and eager not waste what they fear could be the waning days of their majority.
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