US EditionStefanik calls Speaker Johnson ineffective, says he’s losing control of House GOP
Rep. Stefanik criticized Speaker Johnson's leadership and said most House Republicans prefer new leadership amid disputes over FBI notification provision in defense bill.
- In a Wall Street Journal interview on Wednesday, Rep. Elise Stefanik said `He certainly wouldn't have the votes to be speaker if there was a roll-call vote tomorrow`, asserting House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership is 'in a state of collapse.'
- On Tuesday, after her provision was omitted, Stefanik criticized leadership on social media and said by Wednesday the FBI-notification measure would be reinstated after a 'productive discussion' with Johnson and President Donald Trump.
- Stefanik said `It's all bubbling over,' calling Mike Johnson a 'political novice' with Republicans underperforming compared to Kevin McCarthy, and noted Trump 'certainly doesn't need Mike Johnson.'
- Stefanik is supporting a push by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to force a vote on a stock trading ban via a discharge petition, while Rep. Greg Steube warned House leadership refuses to act on insider trading.
- Ahead of the midterm elections, Stefanik warned House Speaker Mike Johnson was losing control, while the FBI-notification provision was reinstated after talks with Johnson and Trump.
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Stefanik And Johnson War Over House GOP Leadership
By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | December 04, 2025 Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., a member of House Republican leadership and gubernatorial candidate in New York, is warring with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., over how the GOP’s narrow House majority should be managed heading into 2026. What started with Stefanik leveling an accusation that Johnson was “protect[ing] the deep state” by allegedly blocking a provision in the National…
Stefanik and Johnson War Over House GOP Leadership
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., a member of House Republican leadership and gubernatorial candidate in New York, is warring with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., over how the GOP’s narrow House majority should be managed heading into 2026. What started with Stefanik leveling an accusation that Johnson was “protect[ing] the deep state” by allegedly blocking a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act has turned into an all-out off…
Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson
Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Several female lawmakers have been increasingly defying Johnson, R-La., on legislative matters and lobbing public broadsides at him — including a member of Johnson’s own leadership team. This week alone, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched a discharge petition to go around Johnson and force a floor vote on a congressional stock trading ban, posting on X that she’s “p…
Stefanik reasserts herself in Congress as antagonist to Speaker Johnson
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is reasserting herself after months of lying low in Congress as she prepared a run for governor — emerging as a notable antagonist to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). This week, Stefanik publicly accused Johnson of lying and “torpedoing” the Republican agenda after a provision she championed was set to be left out of [...]
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