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Johnson will need almost every Republican vote to win the House speaker’s gavel again. WASHINGTON — The old Congress closed Friday and the new Congress is about to convene with one major task at hand — the election of the House speaker. But current Speaker Mike Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel threatens not only […]
President Joe Biden was expected to sign the measure into law Saturday. WASHINGTON — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson […]