All articles tagged with #gop revolt
The House unanimously extended Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act only through April 30 after hard‑liners blocked longer five‑year and 18‑month renewals; the Senate faces a Monday deadline to act as Johnson and Trump push for a longer-term package with privacy protections, highlighting a GOP dispute over surveillance authority amid national security pressures.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries successfully united Democrats and gained Republican support to pass a three-year extension of ACA tax credits, demonstrating strong leadership amid intra-party and bipartisan negotiations to end the government shutdown.
House Speaker Mike Johnson faced a brief revolt from some Republicans over his decision to block a vote on ending President Trump's tariffs until April 2026, leading to negotiations and a planned upcoming vote to reconsider the timeframe.
A growing number of blue-state House Republicans are opposing their party's mid-decade redistricting efforts, which are largely supported by Trump and Johnson, leading to internal GOP tensions and potential legislative actions against redistricting practices, while Democrats threaten to respond with their own map redraws.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's position is at risk as GOP moderates propose revising the rules package to make it harder to remove the speaker, in an attempt to gain support from House Democrats. However, Democrats are skeptical of McCarthy and his recent decisions, and many are unwilling to bail him out. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has announced his intention to oust McCarthy, but he would need the majority of the House to back the effort. Democrats are divided on how to proceed, with some seeing an opportunity to extract concessions, while others have no trust in McCarthy. The decision to save McCarthy may come down to avoiding chaos rather than finding the perfect deal.