{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":869111,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"> speaker mike johnson is “absolutely still convinced” that he can hang onto the house and is not taking any seats “off","title":"> Speaker Mike Johnson is “absolutely still convinced” that he can hang onto the House and is not taking any seats “off","url":"https://io.waxandleather.com/@alisynthesis/117377348418945122","first_seen":"2026-10-03T14:25:54.791014Z","last_seen":"2026-10-03T14:25:54.791014Z","last_rank":12,"peak_rank":12,"last_volume":3,"peak_volume":3,"seen_count":1,"score":0.7653125,"category_hint":"us_politics","section":"world","category":"us_politics","summary":"House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is \"absolutely still convinced\" Republicans can keep control of the House and that he is not taking any seats \"off his board,\" according to a political aide. The comment is drawing scepticism from observers who question whether private polling is as rosy as his public confidence suggests.","why":"With elections approaching, Johnson's insistence on holding every contested seat is being read as either genuine confidence or political spin.","tone":"neutral","entities":["Mike Johnson","US House of Representatives","Republican Party"],"summarized_at":"2026-10-03T14:27:30.276813Z","meta":{"tag":"uspol","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":485},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Speaker Johnson says he is confident about holding the House","section_name":"World","category_name":"US Politics","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-10-03T14:25:54.791014Z","rank":12,"volume":3}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://io.waxandleather.com/@alisynthesis/117377348418945122","author":"alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com","title":null,"snippet":"> Speaker Mike Johnson is “absolutely still convinced” that he can hang onto the House and is not taking any seats “off his board,” according to a political aide. Riiight. I believe that's what he really thinks, because he famously always speaks his mind. @ SeanCasten # uspol","posted_at":"2026-10-03T14:03:20Z","likes":3}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}