Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership in the House faces growing threats of rebellion and mounting scrutiny as Republicans start to panic ahead of next year’s midterms.

While Republican Matt Van Epps won the special election in Tennessee on Tuesday night, the massive overperformance by Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in the deep red state has some Republicans feeling the heat.

Van Epps won the race for Tennessee’s seventh congressional district by less than nine points after Donald Trump carried the state by 22 points.

The double-digit shift toward Democrats indicates there will be a lot more competitive races next year than previously thought. Even a +10 GOP seat could be in play.

The speaker was already facing tension with members of his own caucus before the humiliating results came i

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