De-escalation: Johnson Cancels House Session Ahead of Midterms

House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday’s session and adjourned a day early, sending members home for a seven-week campaign recess before the midterms. Instead, the House set its final votes for Wednesday evening on a Russia sanctions bill and then planned to depart.

The schedule change put off a vote on Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Johnson rejected any link between the early exit and the resolution, calling Massie’s measure “a publicity stunt by someone who wants attention.”

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