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Incoming GOP freshmen are urging their colleagues to act swiftly to elect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to a second term so Republicans can immediately begin preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House and enact his agenda.
The government shutdown enters its fourth week on Wednesday — and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is adamant that he won’t reconvene the House until Senate Democrats accept his conference’s spending bill. But one element of Johnson’s calculus may be ...