BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson tells reporters tomorrow’s House votes are cancelled & the House will likely leave after votes tonight and go on recess until after the November midterms.
This, after 100+ House Dems called for him to cancel the recess to deal w/ “AI crisis”.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 16, 2026
Factcheck: Johnson did it. Wednesday he killed Thursday’s votes and sent the House home a day early. Recess runs through the Nov. 3 midterms. Return is around Nov. 9. That part is straight. This was already a seven-week campaign break. He had already cut two September weeks. “Sends the House home until after the midterms” sounds like a sudden shutdown. It is one extra day on a recess that was already booked. More than 100 Democrats wanted to stay for AI bills. Massie’s Hegseth impeachment was set to force a Thursday vote. Johnson called that a stunt and said they will table it in November. Senate stays in session. He left the door open to call the House back.
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