House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Whip Tom Emmer led whip operations on the House floor between 7:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. UTC on December 10 to advance a stalled rule for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), working directly with conservative holdouts including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie, according to posts on X by reporters Steven T. Dennis and Jake Sherman. Dennis detailed specific pairings: Emmer and the Speaker with Greene and Massie, the Speaker and others with Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Jamie Raskin—wait, Burchett—and the Speaker engaging moderate holdouts Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Nick LaLota and John Lawler. Sherman described a scene where Rep. Lisa McClain, Greene, Johnson and Massie sat in one row, with leadership members addressing the 'no' votes, quoting an observer noting Johnson talking to Massie while Greene flanked him. Separately, Reps. Andy Harris, Adrian Smith and Jeff Van Drew sent a letter to President Donald Trump and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum warning that permit certainty language in the GOP-led SPEED Act would undermine administration authority to block offshore wind projects, according to a Politico Pro article obtained and shared by reporter Siegel Scribe on X. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated in remarks that near-term risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and to unemployment to the downside, presenting a challenging policy path amid tensions between employment and inflation goals, as quoted by Aaron Rupar on X. Sources close to Rep. Jay Collins urged him to abandon a Florida gubernatorial run and instead primary Rep. Cory Mills, according to Florida politics reporter Peter Schorsch on X. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen emphasized U.S. support for democratic movements abroad on Human Rights Day, per the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats' X account.
