All posts tagged "Doug Lamalfa"

Rumors have surfaced that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is anticipated to lose the GOP's House majority, an MS Now analyst reported Wednesday.

After the unexpected death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and serious car crash involving Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN), who was hospitalized and expected to recover — but will not be available for upcoming votes — the Republican majority is hanging in the balance, according to Steve Benen, producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show."

"LaMalfa’s death leaves House Speaker Mike Johnson with a 218-member conference — in a chamber where 218 is the bare minimum for a majority," Benen explained....

President Donald Trump responded to the dwindling lead of GOP congressional leaders in his address to the Republican Party on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Jeff Zeleny, CNN'S chief national affairs correspondent, told anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown that Trump now has a more difficult challenge in the 2026 midterms following news of the sudden death of 65-year-old Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), and a declining number of GOP leaders in the House.

"The bottom line, what he's trying to do is keep Republicans in control of the House majority," Zeleny said. "That's why he is at the Kennedy Center and this is the beginning of a very critical year for President Trump because if Republicans lose their House majority, he knows how the final two years of his term will be. Democrats will be in charge — investigations, oversight."...

WASHINGTON – House Republicans are divided over what to do about their internal divisions – or even whether anything’s the matter at all.

Welcome to Speaker Mike Johnson’s Capitol.

After a string of recent tactical blunders – from a failed impeachment vote to pulling the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (or FISA) reauthorization measure he put on the floor this week – some Republicans in the House of Representatives are reassessing the successor to deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy....