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Who will stop Trump on Iran?

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Ariz., confers with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP Islamophobia now has no limits

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the press on Oct. 17, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Special elections spell trouble for GOP

Charlie Hunt - The Conversation

Americans react to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran as many Congressional members argue for a war powers vote to keep the White House in check. (Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images)

Congress to challenge Trump on Iran

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To "lie in state" (or "lie in honor") is an honor reserved for government officials and important Americans that impacted the country with their lives, like former President Jimmy Carter (above in 2025). Speaker Johnson said Rev. Jackson does not meet the standard for such an honor. (Tom Williams / Getty Images)

When legacy isn’t enough for honor

Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA loves bad dads

Amanda Marcotte

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 8: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks alongside Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) (R) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) during a news conference after a vote on healthcare subsidies at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives passed legislation for a three year extension of expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The legislation will now go to the Senate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Republicans pass ACA subsidies

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP fears grow ahead of 2026 midterms

Charlie Hurt - The Conversation

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the press on Oct. 17, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Congress punts on ACA subsidies

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP revolts against Johnson on ACA vote

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Johnson shoots down ACA subsidies vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference on the government shutdown on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Mike Johnson's speakership is in trouble

Heather Digby Parton

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Indiana State Senators meet in the Senate chamber in the Indiana State Capitol building. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Indiana GOP rejects Trump maps

Senator Angus King (I-ME) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats who voted to restore government funding, in Washington, DC on November 9, 2025. ((Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images))

ACA subsidies teeter on the brink

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks to the press on Capitol Hill on July 24, 2025. ( Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

GOP fears "rough" 2026 midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, where he addressed the House vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Epstein files resolution heads to Trump

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President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump flip-flops on Epstein files

Teresa Helm speaks during a news conference with fellow alleged victims of disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, their lawyers, supporters and members of Congress outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 03, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Epstein survivors demand no more secrets

President Donald Trump talks to journalists after signing executive orders in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump rages at Epstein GOP defectors

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference on the government shutdown on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Johnson: Epstein vote coming "next week"

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House Speaker Mike Johnson shakes hands with President Donald Trump. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Johnson pushes House into irrelevance

Charlie Hunt - The Conversation

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., arrives for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. Senators in the Capitol on Thursday, September 21, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Tuberville: Third Trump term possible

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Arizona AG sues Johnson over Dem snub

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Johnson defends Trump's AI dump

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