DAILYCALLER (Reagan Reese) - No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump’s SAVE America Act
No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump's SAVE America Act
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Mike Johnson gets bypassed more than any past speaker
House members in both parties are embracing the discharge petition like never before to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and pass bills he refuses to put on the floor. Why it matters: Republican leaders have long discouraged their members from signing onto Democratic-led petitions, but those pleas are increasingly falling on deaf ears. - Johnson briefly floated changes to House rules last year to make it harder for discharge petitions to succeed. - He said at the time the tactic was "too common," with Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) saying he would "like to see a higher threshold for a lot of these motions." Driving the news: A discharge petition introduced by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) hit 218 signatures on Wednesday.…
NYTIMES (Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Luke Broadwater and Nate Cohn) - Trump Faces Rare G.O.P. Revolt, and Democrats Mock Their Own Party’s Report
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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House GOP rebellion derails FISA renewal
The House voted overnight to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two weeks after a bloc of 20 Republicans derailed a longer-term renewal. Why it matters: The revolt is a significant setback for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the White House, who both pushed for a clean long-term extension of the surveillance authority. - The House agreed by unanimous consent to extend FISA until April 30 after a group of Republicans blocked attempts to pass five-year and 18-month renewals of the program. - The short-term patch was a last-resort option for GOP leadership, who couldn't muscle the longer extension despite an aggressive whip effort. - The program is set to lapse Monday. Driving the news: Johnson was…
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - 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 reinstated the ban. Why it matters: With the election nine months away and economic issues looming large, some House Republicans are becoming increasingly uneasy about defending Trump's tariffs — and continuing to cede their constitutional authority over trade. - The rule failed with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) voting "no." - House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can only afford to lose one vote on party-line measures. Driving the news: GOP leaders, with help from White House, engaged in an…