A brutal blow for Johnson and Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump has frequently cited his predecessor William McKinley as a model for his tariff policy and a major tariff bill passed in 1890 was even popularly called the McKinley Tariff.
56% : It all adds up to the conclusion that Cruz could be readying a run for the White House in 2028 after finishing as runner-up to Trump in 2016, though he waved away speculation of his presidential ambitions.
53% : Johnson said he stepped out of a meeting with holdouts Wednesday night to speak with Trump, who's closely monitoring the situation.
52% : " The House is in session and voting on a proof of citizenship voting bill and possibly a budget resolution at 10:20 a.m. -- House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark will join Sens.
51% : "There's a mutual commitment that we're going to find real savings in federal spending, because we have to do that," Johnson said Wednesday night.
39% : Hill Republicans breathed a sigh of relief after Trump hit pause Wednesday on his broader tariff program, saving them from some tough conversations with constituents over the upcoming recess.
33% : He reiterated Wednesday night that House Republicans would not cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits, even as their framework makes Medicaid cuts likely to meet their massive deficit reduction targets.
31% : " Stefanik returns to leadership Rep. Elise Stefanik is now "Chairwoman of the House Republican Leadership" after Trump was forced to pull her nomination as U.N. ambassador to protect the House GOP's ability to function with its narrow majority.
23% : BACK TO THE BUDGET DRAWING BOARD -- Trump and Mike Johnson failed to convince enough deficit hawks to back the latest budget plan for the president's agenda -- forcing the speaker to punt his planned Wednesday vote on the resolution and sending House leadership scrambling for a compromise that could satisfy hard-liners' demands for more spending cuts.
18% : Johnson and his team Wednesday moved to short-circuit a Democratic-led attempt to force a vote canceling the national emergency Trump declared to justify his global tariffs, approving a measure that would keep it off the floor until at least September.

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