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February 23, 2026
Rep. Tony Gonzales faces growing Republican calls to resign over alleged affair
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is facing mounting blowback from fellow House Republicans — including calls for his resignation — following allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer befo...
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February 18, 2026
"Denied everything": Dems blast Wexner for downplaying Epstein ties
House Democrats said billionaire Les Wexner downplayed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and provided few new details during a closed-door Oversight Committee deposition Wednesday. The big pic...
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February 13, 2026
Inside the bitter feud over Mike Johnson's rule-breakers
House Republicans who reliably vote "yes" tell Axios they're fed up with watching the same small group of colleagues repeatedly threaten rule votes — and some want payback.Why it matters: Under Spe...
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February 12, 2026
The Republican who Mike Johnson can't ever count on
Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) willingness to buck the party line has become so routine that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn't even factor him into the equation for tough votes. Why it matte...
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February 11, 2026
House Republicans defy Trump on trade
Half a dozen House Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats on Wednesday to overturn President Trump's tariffs on Canada.Why it matters: The vote signals growing GOP discomfort with Trump's...
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February 11, 2026
GOP revolt opens up lane for votes on challenging Trump tariffs
A group of Republicans staged a rebellion on the House floor Tuesday night over leadership's move to block members from challenging President Trump's tariffs, defeating a measure that would have re...
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February 9, 2026
Epstein file review yields 6 new "likely incriminated" men, lawmakers say
The Justice Department redacted the names of at least six men who are "likely incriminated" by their inclusion in the Epstein files, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said after ...
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February 9, 2026
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth Amendment at congressional deposition
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions during a closed-door, virtual deposition Monday with the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel's probe into Jeffrey Epstein.Why it matters: T...
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February 3, 2026
Mike Johnson clears critical hurdle to ending government shutdown
The House took the first step on Tuesday to end the partial government shutdown, starting debate on a package of appropriations bills and a short-term funding extension for the Department of Homela...
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February 3, 2026
Trump's 11th-hour help puts Johnson within reach of ending shutdown
President Trump extracted two "yes" votes from a pair of GOP holdouts on Monday, bringing House Speaker Mike Johnson closer to ushering a spending bill to the floor and ending the government shutdo...
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January 30, 2026
Exclusive: House Republican campaign arm raised $117M in 2025
The House Republicans' campaign arm brought in $24.3 million in the last quarter of 2025, ending the year with $117.2 million raised, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The National Republican Cong...
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January 30, 2026
Mike Johnson braces for conservative revolt over ICE funding deal
As the Senate prepares to kick government funding back to the House, Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down another revolt from his right flank.Why it matters: While removing Department of Homeland S...
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January 28, 2026
House Republicans fume at Kristi Noem as impeachment push looms
Frustration with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is mounting among House Republicans over her response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.Why it matters: They soon could soon be forced to...
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January 23, 2026
The midterms are cracking Mike Johnson's grip on House votes
House Speaker Mike Johnson's razor-thin majority is colliding head-on with 2026 campaigning, forcing GOP leaders to plead with lawmakers to show up to work.Why it matters: One missed flight, sick ...
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January 22, 2026
House GOP staves off rebuke to Trump over Venezuela military action
The House on Thursday rejected a bid to block President Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval. Why it matters: The vote shows GOP lawmakers' continue...
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January 8, 2026
Dozens of Republicans break with Trump, back Democratic bill to extend ACA subsidies
More than a dozen House Republicans broke ranks with their party Thursday and voted for a Democratic bill to extend expired Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years without any restrictions.Wh...
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January 6, 2026
House Republicans move to override Trump vetoes in rare show of defiance
House GOP leaders are teeing up a vote Thursday to override the first two vetoes of President Trump's second term.Why it matters: It's unusual for the Republican-led Congress to openly defy Trump.T...
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January 5, 2026
Congress makes first move to avert Jan. 30 shutdown
Bipartisan congressional appropriators on Monday released a three-bill spending package, marking the first major movement on government funding since last year's record-breaking shutdown.Why it mat...
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December 19, 2025
Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) announced Friday she'd suspended her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to the House next year.Why it matters: Stefanik, one of President Trump...
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December 19, 2025
Mike Johnson's House schedule fuels GOP frustration, stalled agenda
Data: House Clerk; Chart: Axios VisualsHouse lawmakers barely edged out COVID-era voting days in 2025, despite being in the make-or-break year for President Trump's MAGA agenda.Why it matters: Hous...
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December 17, 2025
House Republican centrists help Democrats defy Mike Johnson on ACA in stunning revolt
A group of House Republican centrists defied House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday and helped House Democrats secure the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on extending Affordable Care...
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December 16, 2025
House GOP moderates weigh deal with Democrats on ACA subsidies
House GOP moderates are threatening to cut a deal with Democrats after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ruled out giving them a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Why it matters:...
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December 12, 2025
Indiana rejection cuts into Trump's push to gain more GOP House seats
Indiana lawmakers' rejection of a plan to create two more Republican congressional seats Thursday was a blow to the White House. But it brought more clarity to how the nationwide redistricting war ...
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December 11, 2025
Mike Johnson's new set of promises to squash a House GOP revolt
House Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly averted disaster Wednesday afternoon, salvaging the $900 billion defense authorization bill after cutting last-minute deals and phoning a friend: Secretary of St...
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December 10, 2025
Mike Johnson squashes another internal revolt
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) put down an internal rebellion over a procedural vote for the second time in two weeks, this time over advancing the $900 billion national defense authorization b...
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December 10, 2025
Conservatives seethe over Mike Johnson and a broken promise
House Speaker Mike Johnson is once again facing blowback from his own members, this time over the must-pass national defense authorization bill.Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) made a promise to con...
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December 4, 2025
Mike Johnson faces widespread Republican revolt
House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down an internal revolt, with anger spilling out from conservative hardliners, to regular members and senior GOP leaders alike. Why it matters: A series of rec...
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December 2, 2025
"More lies from the speaker": Top Republicans erupt in rare public feud
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is publicly feuding with Mike Johnson over a provision related to FBI probes of political candidates that she claims the House speaker blocked from inclusion in the Nat...
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December 2, 2025
Mike Johnson's red alert on members quitting Congress
Data: Axios research and NPR; Note: Excludes representatives who died while in office; Table: Danielle Alberti/AxiosMembers of the House of Representatives are quitting Congress at a record rate, w...
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