U.S. House GOP Majority

The piece reports that Rep. Tony Gonzales, R‑Texas, is facing mounting calls to resign after text messages surfaced that appear to show him pressuring a staffer into a sexual relationship before she later died by suicide, yet Speaker Mike Johnson is pointedly refusing to urge him to step down. With Republicans holding only a one‑seat functional majority — and frequent defections from Rep. Thomas Massie — multiple GOP members concede privately that 'they can’t lose a single vote,' making Gonzales and other embattled Republicans effectively 'untouchable' so long as they keep their seats. Johnson has called the allegations 'very serious,' 'alarming' and 'detestable,' but says any decision should 'play out' through investigations by the Office of Congressional Ethics and Texas law enforcement and through Gonzales’ primary next week, denying his stance is driven by the numbers. The article notes this is part of a pattern: Johnson similarly declined to move against Rep. Cory Mills despite prior accusations involving explicit videos and other alleged improprieties, underscoring how a razor‑thin majority is weakening internal accountability. On social media, critics across the spectrum are seizing on the story as evidence that both parties will tolerate behavior once thought career‑ending when control of the House hinges on a single seat.