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One vote to lose: Life inside a chaotic House GOP majority

Chronic absences due to health, travel, and family issues challenge GOP's narrow House majority, forcing canceled votes and strict leadership oversight, with only a one-vote margin, officials said.

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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — As Speaker Mike Johnson and his team have navigated the House’s slimmest margin since before World War II, they’ve seen it all. Once, Republicans were headed for a second, embarrassing failed attempt to impeach then-President Joe Biden’s Homeland Security chief because of internal disputes — unless they could round up one more GOP vote. They phoned up a Republican who was resting at home with a heart condition, whose…

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One vote to lose: Life inside a chaotic House GOP majority

As Speaker Mike Johnson and his team have navigated the House’s slimmest margin since before World War II, they’ve seen it all.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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