Overview
- One GOP lawmaker privately told Speaker Mike Johnson that morale is at a low point and that his leadership is slipping away, according to CNN.
- Johnson’s position is considered safe for now because the slim majority discourages a replacement fight and he is seen as retaining President Donald Trump’s support.
- Conservative and centrist Republicans are urging a sharper strategy on the economy and health care, with some members publicly criticizing Johnson’s approach.
- With enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring soon, GOP leaders have not laid out a clear plan to address rising costs, and few expect an extension to be included.
- Johnson says he will present a party health-care proposal next week, but many House Republicans say they have not been briefed on its contents, as alarm grows after a narrower-than-expected Tennessee special-election win.