Johnson-Massie feud boils over: "Why are we taking days off our calendar?"
Mike Johnson 's decision to send the House home early — again — is fueling an increasingly bitter feud with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) over whether the speaker is using the calendar to dodge politically painful votes. Why it matters: The House will now be gone for more than six weeks ahead of the midterms, delaying Massie's effort to force a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over…
The ongoing feud between House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has escalated due to the speaker's decision to send the House home early, delaying crucial votes. The House will now be gone for over six weeks before the midterms, which Massie claims Johnson is using to dodge votes he wants to force. Massie introduced impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but the House's decision to cancel Thursday's session pushes the matter until after the election.
Massie accuses Johnson of canceling the final two weeks of the September session, as well as this year's Epstein recess, to avoid votes he wants to bring to the floor. Johnson dismisses Massie's claims as a "ridiculous publicity stunt" and says he expects the House to table the impeachment resolution when lawmakers return. The dispute highlights tensions between Johnson's leadership and Massie's push for accountability, as lawmakers speak out against the frequent early recesses.
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