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House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun

As Republicans approach the one-year mark of their trifecta under President Donald Trump, their party’s rank-and-file lawmakers are not a happy bunch. And like so many unhappy employees, they are ... Read More

Speaker Johnson’s narrow majority gets a bit more breathing room with new GOP congressman

Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has a bit more room in his narrow House majority after Republican Matt Van Epps was sworn in following a special election win in Tennessee’s Seventh ... Read More

Tennessee special election could narrow GOP House majority

Voters in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District are heading to the polls today to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Mark Green, a Republican. Both Green and President Donald Trump carried this ... Read More

Republican fears mount over Tennessee special election that could leave GOP House majority with zero-vote margin

Republicans are growing increasingly anxious over a once sleepy special election in Tennessee District 7 next month in a district that President Trump comfortably won by 22 points last year. While the ... Read More

'We need to come up with something': House Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan

The House will vote on a health care plan before the end of the year. But a growing number of Republicans worry their party will pay the price for rising insurance premiums. Read More

Republicans risk moderates, US House majority, with no healthcare extension

Republican worries about losing their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives next year erupted this week, when four moderates joined Democrats in a last-ditch effort to prevent a spike in ... Read More

‘What’s going on with this place?’: GOP faces a House in chaos

House Speaker Mike Johnson already had one of the toughest jobs in Washington: controlling an unruly GOP conference, with its razor-thin majority on the line next November. Now, with tensions sharply ... Read More

Why a key group of Republicans broke ranks on Obamacare subsidies: From the Politics Desk

The latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows that more Americans trust the Democratic Party (57%) than the Republican Party (43%) to handle health care costs. And in a PBS/NPR/Marist poll out today, ... Read More

House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan

House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act recipients. Read More

House GOP campaign chair wants Trump 'out there on the trail' in midterm battle for majority

EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the House Republican campaign arm says the Democrats' sweeping victories in this month's 2025 elections are a "wake-up call" for GOP voters. And Rep. Richard Hudson of North ... Read More