LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — In the span of a few hours, House Republican leaders just watched their already narrow vote margin slip to about as weak as it can get. Assuming all 430 show up for every vote, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) And that’s assuming all members are present and all other Republicans vote his way. “I have not lost control of the House,” Johnson declared last month, as moderate Republicans went around him to force a vote to extend soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies. via Associated PressAdvertisementPresident Donald Trump brought up Republicans’ tight new vote margin during remarks at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday.

Source: Huffington Post January 06, 2026 20:14 UTC