House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) suffered two major losses on Tuesday that could see his control of the gavel come under fresh scrutiny.

After the House failed to pass a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and rejected an Israel-only aid bill, with multiple Republicans defying their leader, some GOP figures were quick to criticize the speaker. 

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