Rep. Thomas Massie and GOP moderates clash with leadership over military escalation with Iran and ACA tax credits, demanding congressional oversight and votes.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) criticized both Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson for the U.S. military escalation with Iran, calling it a de facto war that bypassed congressional approval, and urged Congress to vote on the conflict to uphold constitutional authority. Meanwhile, Speaker Johnson clashed with moderate Republicans, including Mike Lawler, over efforts to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, rejecting proposals that bypassed budget-neutrality rules and blocking a vote, which has fueled internal GOP tensions and pushed some moderates toward supporting a bipartisan discharge petition to force a vote.