Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., enjoyed a series of wins this week – but there’s little time to celebrate, as Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with how he is managing the razor-thin House majority."He’s capitulating to the wants of the Freedom Caucus," one House Republican, granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital."The Freedom Caucus are in control.
The rest of us are just following."The Louisiana Republican is fresh off a slew of legislative victories this week, notching success with bills curbing congressional stock trading, averting a government shutdown, and setting the stage for a $95 billion budget that includes a top election priority of President Donald Trump.GOP'S $95B DEFENSE PACKAGE SURVIVES CRITICAL HURDLE AMID FISCAL HAWK REVOLTSpeaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters outside the House chambers in the U.S.Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2026.
(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Johnson has managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat dozens of times since winning the speaker’s gavel in October 2023.But the pressure of running a razor-thin House majority is still enough to send tensions boiling, particularly within an ideologically diverse Republican conference before what’s expected to be a politically bruising battle to keep control of Congress.Several House Republicans have told Fox News Digital this week that Johnson is not doing enough to bolster his rank-and-file members and their own individual legislative priorities.A second House GOP lawmaker granted anonymity to speak candidly, said, "there’s frustration within the conference around the speaker not pushing back, and not saying no to the White House."'IT'S A MESS': GOP TURNS ON HOUSE CONSERVATIVES AS VOTER ID BLOCKADE STALLS TRUMP'S AGENDA"Members have said ‘We don’t report to the White House.
We don’t report to the executive branch.We should be able to make these decisions on our own,’" the second House GOP lawmaker said.John...