Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) faces domestic abuse allegations and growing calls from within his own party to withdraw from the November election. Miller says he is not stepping down.
The allegations include claims that Miller held a gun to his wife's head and broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) broke days of silence on the matter, saying he wants the "process to play out" and that he plans to speak with Miller directly. Miller, however, claimed Johnson has his support. Johnson's office later said the speaker has not yet spoken with Miller.
The Ohio Republican Party faces a hard deadline: Miller must withdraw by the end of this week for the party to replace his name on the ballot in Ohio's 7th Congressional District.
Miller's former father-in-law, a Republican senator, has publicly said Miller is unfit for office.
Republican strategists warn the controversy could cost the party a seat that leans Republican, with some operatives saying the district could flip to Democrats in November.
Miller's Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter, a Brook Park city council member, condemned the allegations Monday but has focused his public comments on his own policy priorities.
President Donald Trump, who endorsed Miller in previous campaigns, has not publicly commented on the allegations. Miller served as a Trump administration aide before winning election to Congress.
