'Hard to escape': Mike Johnson set for rough 2026 as he tackles GOP's internal 'clashes'

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is in for a rough year as he oversees in-fighting in the Republican Party, a political analyst has suggested.

Johnson will find it "hard to escape" the issues plaguing the party, with healthcare subsidies still a sore spot for the GOP. Cost-of-living crises and the ongoing release of Jeffrey Epstein's files are taking their toll on the party too, with "internally divisive clashes" making it hard for Republicans to find common ground, according to Politico's Meredith Lee Hill.