Punchbowl News: “The wheels are coming off the House Republican Conference.”

“In a week that was supposed to set the tone for a furious period of election-year legislating, Speaker Mike Johnson’s House GOP majority is once again the epitome of discord and dysfunction.”

“It’s not really clear how House Republicans will get through the next few days. Johnson’s leadership team may lose yet another big rule vote. There’s constant grumbling inside House Republican leadership circles as people snipe at one another. Senate Republicans are furious with their House GOP counterparts. The White House seems fed up with the chaotic House GOP conference too. Plus, the stakes couldn’t be higher, politically and policy-wise.”

Playbook: “Despite the weekslong standoff over how to proceed on all three priorities, House GOP leadership doesn’t appear to have the votes to advance anything.”

Politico: “House GOP leaders managed to finally clear a rule for the farm bill, a three-year FISA extension and a budget resolution for immigration enforcement spending, after a lengthy Rules Committee hearing Tuesday.”

“But some Republicans are already threatening to tank the rule when it heads to the floor Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. — leaving a huge task for Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team as they wrangle votes. Johnson can only lose a couple of GOP votes with full attendance for the party-line rule vote.”

Politico: “House infighting is threatening to sink the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill. Now Republicans are hoping their most effective whip — President Donald Trump — is ready to come off the sidelines.”

“The push for the White House to take a more active role comes as the GOP finds itself stalemated on several fronts with no sign that they will be able to navigate a way forward without Trump’s direct intervention.”

Rep. Dan Webster (R-FL) will not seek re-election to Congress, Florida Politics reports.

Playbook: “The eight-term congressman, who has run multiple times for House speaker, had warned Republicans against the gerrymander that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled yesterday.”

Punchbowl News: “The House is falling further behind schedule during this jam-packed week, as the chamber remains completely frozen on a host of critical issues ahead of the May recess.”

“The House Rules Committee canceled its hearing this morning at the last minute. Currently, Republican leadership has no path forward to pass a rule for FISA, a budget resolution or the farm bill. Rules will convene again at 1 p.m. today to try to regroup and move forward.”

“The incompetence is stunning. We’re in the same place as we were last week.”

— House Rules ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA), quoted by Politico, on the GOP’s inability to move any legislation in the House.

“Speaker Mike Johnson’s week just started and it’s already falling apart,” Politico reports.

“Internal GOP strife forced Republican leaders late Monday to scrap a House Rules meeting that was supposed to set up critical floor votes on an extension of the Section 702 spy law, immigration enforcement funding and a farm bill. They’re now looking to reconvene some time after 7:30 a.m. if possible.”

“At least 10 Republicans are threatening to oppose the rule vote teeing up the legislation — currently scheduled for 4:30 p.m. — over problems with Johnson’s three-year Section 702 reauthorization. And there are other issues with Republicans’ budget reconciliation plan and the farm bill.”

Punchbowl News: “All together, this paints a multifront picture of chaos for Johnson and other top House Republicans. It puts new pressure on the Senate. And time is running short before next week’s recess.”

Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) issued a statement saying he expects to return to the House “very soon.”

Said Kean: “My doctors continue to assure me that my recovery will be complete and that I will be back to the job I love very soon. I expect to return to a full schedule and be at 100 percent.”

“Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects to change the Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, a new wrinkle in the months-long fight to reopen the gigantic agency,” Punchbowl News reports.

Johnson said that the bill, which funded all of DHS except ICE and CBP, had “some problematic language because it was haphazardly drafted.” 

Punchbowl News: “Congress is staring down an absolutely brutal week that will set the tone for the rest of the legislative year.”

Politico: Inside Mike Johnson’s grueling week.

“House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference,” Axios reports.

“Johnson has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable. But his rank-and-file have shown a new willingness to buck President Trump, who the speaker relies on to close tough votes.”

“Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) just resigned a few days ago just ahead of an expulsion vote, but she’s still running for re-election, her campaign confirmed Friday,” Mediaite reports.

“Last month, the House Ethics Committee found that Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of 25 out of 27 counts of embezzling funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that were intended for Covid-19 vaccination programs.”

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) “says she has a big announcement coming, setting off chatter about a book or TV deal, a return to the courtroom or even long-shot moves involving her old House seat,” the Dallas Morning News reports.

“The Dallas congresswoman is at a career crossroads after losing the Democratic primary for Senate to state Rep. James Talarico (D).”

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told ABC News that he spoke to Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) by phone on Thursday, who said that he is dealing with an unspecified “personal health matter” and “expects to be back to 100% very soon.”

“A private investigator who is working for former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s lawyers called a former Swalwell staffer, asking them questions about their time in the office,” NOTUS reports.

“An investigator who identified herself as working for Beau Dietl & Associates, a high-profile New York firm, told the source she was mainly focused on sexual assault allegations and wanted to talk to the former staffer about her time in Swalwell’s office.”

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) “is mired in a messy custody battle with his ex-wife that has involved a police investigation into their 2-year-old’s broken collarbone,” the New York Post reports.

“The former Trump aide had filed for divorce from Emily Moreno in 2024, not long after the birth of their daughter and initially agreed to an arrangement where the congressman ponied up $2,500 in child support each month.”

“But last month, Emily, who is the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), moved to overhaul their shared parenting agreement, citing concerns about his behavior.”