Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is weighing a crackdown on House discharge petitions, just days after one forced President Trump's hand on the Epstein files.

Why it matters: The recent surge of successful discharge petitions could lead to their undoing, House Republicans told Axios. • After a months-long push for 218 signatures on their discharge petition, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) saw their Epstein Files Transparency Act pass 427-1 on Tuesday. • A discharge petition forces a bill onto the floor if it has support from a majority of members. It's long been considered a Hail Mary.

But Johnson told Axios on Wednesday night that discharge petitions have become "too common" and said he would consider changing House rules to make them harder to obtain. • House Maj

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