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Speaker Mike Johnson Keeps His Gavel, After Two Flipped GOP Votes

Speaker Mike Johnson Keeps His Gavel, After Two Flipped GOP Votes

Update: 2025-01-03
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The House GOP avoids an embarrassing crackup, after two Republicans who initially opposed Speaker Mike Johnson switch their votes to him at the last minute. But the leaders of the Freedom Caucus post a letter afterward with a list of demands, suggesting that Republican disunity could return as soon as the House tries to pass a significant bill on spending or the debt.


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Speaker Mike Johnson Keeps His Gavel, After Two Flipped GOP Votes

Speaker Mike Johnson Keeps His Gavel, After Two Flipped GOP Votes

Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal