{"id":2548061,"date":"2026-01-22T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seem-to-understand-they-could-lose-house-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:01:19","slug":"republicans-seem-to-understand-they-could-lose-house-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seem-to-understand-they-could-lose-house-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans &#8216;seem to understand&#8217; they could lose House in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-seem-to-understand-they-could-lose-house-in-2026%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2548061&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republicans face long odds of passing a second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-schumer-file-measure-that-sets-up-process-to-ram-through-biden-stimulus-without-gop-support\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Schumer File Measure That Sets Up Process To Ram Through Biden Stimulus Without GOP Support\">reconciliation bill<\/a> this year, House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith saeid, a reality Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford argued shows GOP lawmakers &#8220;seem to understand&#8221; thay could lose teh House after the 2026 midterms. On the Hugh Hewitt Show, Bedford said any new reconciliation push would likely require explicit backing from former President Trump and the White House.The Republican Study Committee has floated a &#8220;Reconciliation 2.0&#8221; affordability proposal, but Bedford and others say the package should be narrowed to measures with broad appeal &#8211; one idea she highlighted is letting first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-irish-deputy-prime-minister-leo-varadkar-say-that-introducing-a-rent-freeze-could-create-a-nightmare-scenario\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Irish Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Say That Introducing A Rent Freeze Could Create A \u2018Nightmare Scenario\u2019?\">-time homebuyers<\/a> use retirement savings for down payments. Polymarket odds recently gave democrats a roughly 79% chance to win the House in 2026, and Washington Examiner editors caution Republicans need to sell the plan to voters because elements of past proposals remain unpopular.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans &lsquo;seem to understand&rsquo; they could lose House in 2026: Sarah Bedford<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2480910\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) said Wednesday it is unlikely a second reconciliation bill will get through <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3865766\/small-businesses-pressure-point-shutdown\/\">Congress<\/a> this year, an admission that <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> investigations editor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4412995\/liberal-activists-aggressive-ice-watch-tactics-target-federal-officers-minneapolis\/\">Sarah Bedford<\/a> said showed Republicans &ldquo;seem to understand&rdquo; as they could lose control of the House after the 2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-election\/\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the <em>Hugh Hewitt Show<\/em> Wednesday, Bedford said President Donald Trump would have to throw his weight behind <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\">House Republicans <\/a>if they are to move meaningfully toward a new reconciliation bill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4428980\/malliotakis-district-at-risk-after-judge-approves-new-york-redistricting-plan\/\">Malliotakis&#8217;s district at risk after judge approves New York redistricting plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4428447\/gop-recruit-against-henry-cuellar-is-trump-backed-challenger-with-liberal-past\/\">GOP recruit against Cuellar is Trump-backed challenger with liberal past<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4426849\/michele-tafoya-gop-senate-minnesota-ice-protests\/\">Ex-NFL reporter launches GOP Senate run amid Minnesota ICE protests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think it will ultimately depend on whether the White House ends up backing this move, and Trump and the White House officials have played their cards pretty close to the vest on whether this is something they&rsquo;re interested in,&rdquo; Bedford said. &ldquo;It would be less ambitious than the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the reconciliation package from last year, but Republicans seem to understand that this is probably their last shot for a few years to get anything done legislatively, given the likelihood the Democrats will retake the House in November.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/which-party-will-win-the-house-in-2026\">Polymarket odds<\/a> on Thursday afternoon gave the Democrats a 79% chance of winning a House majority this year, a number that has slowly but steadily risen since the opposition party won two gubernatorial elections and other key races last fall.<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Executive Editor Bob Cusack said Tuesday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4426593\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-act-faces-similar-obamacare-struggles-2026-bob-cusack\/\">Republicans&rsquo; strategy for the midterm elections<\/a> should be to win over public opinion on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act because it &ldquo;isn&rsquo;t popular.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bedford said the Republican Study Committee is &ldquo;keeping the flame of hope alive&rdquo; for a new reconciliation bill, as it has released a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rsc-pfluger.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rsc-leads-reconciliation-20-making-american-dream-affordable-again\">&ldquo;sweeping proposal on affordability&rdquo;<\/a> that members believe can be accomplished via reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4427017\/trump-uncharacteristic-big-beautiful-branding-mistake-economy\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S UNCHARACTERISTIC, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BRANDING MISTAKE ON THE ECONOMY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bedford added that one of the proposals with potential for &ldquo;broad appeal&rdquo; is allowing people to use their retirement savings for down payments on a first-time home purchase. She said this would be &ldquo;huge&rdquo; for people in her age group who are saving up to buy their first home.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded that a reconciliation bill could be passed if House Republicans &ldquo;focus on something narrow that has broad appeal.&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposed reconciliation bill includes provisions<\/a> such as eliminating state taxes and healthcare reforms, leading Bedford to say Republicans may want to &ldquo;pare that back significantly&rdquo; to give it a better chance in Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP may lose House in 2026, Bedford warns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2548062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25350801772650-e1769097708405.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[49768,48242,39455,3756,32515],"class_list":["post-2548061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2026-midterms","tag-gop-strategy","tag-house-control","tag-republicans","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25350801772650-e1769097708405.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548065,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548061\/revisions\/2548065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2548062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}