Earlier in the day, the Senate advanced a bipartisan measure intended to block the Trump administration from conducting further military action in Venezuela. After those votes, House Democrats, with help from Republicans, passed a bill to extend expired enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, a measure opposed by both Trump and Johnson. “It may be that the [House Republicans] who voted with the Democrats broke with leadership, but I don’t think they broke with President Trump,” Tillis told reporters. Despite Trump repeatedly pillorying the initiative, nearly every House Republican ultimately voted to mandate the release. House Republicans voting for the veto override measures largely said their votes had little to do with the president, citing instead concerns over upholding bipartisanship and providing access to natural resources.

Source: Washington Post January 09, 2026 08:24 UTC