House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faced a short-lived Republican revolt on Tuesday against his efforts to block the House from voting to end President Trump's tariffs.
Why it matters: House Republicans have increasingly chafed against the economic impact of the tariffs, with some enraged at Johnson for shutting down a vote on them until April 2026 at the earliest.
What happened: A half-dozen Republicans initially voted against a Republican procedural measure that would have prevented a vote through March to end the emergency declaration upon which the tariffs are based. • If the measure had failed, it would have essentially ground business on the House floor to a halt. • Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) ended up flipping to voting for