Johnson Predicts GOP Holds House in 20-State Campaign

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans can defy midterm-election trends and keep their narrow House majority, pointing to campaign crowds, fundraising and the party’s candidates. During a Maine campaign stop backing Republican Paul LePage, he dismissed polls predicting GOP losses, though Republicans are defending seats amid voter concerns about high prices, tariffs and the Iran war. Johnson also said he intends to remain House Republican leader if the party loses control, describing earlier talk of leaving politics to start a lawn-care business as tongue-in-cheek.