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Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that he doesn’t think House Speaker Mike Johnson has the necessary votes to remain speaker in Friday’s leadership election. “Right now, I don’t believe that he has the votes on Friday, and I think we need to have the conference get together […]

Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, a group of hard-line Republicans tanked a procedural vote on Wednesday in a revolt of a tentative funding deal he negotiated with Democrats to prevent a government shutdown. Thirteen Republicans joined Democrats to effectively bring the House floor to a stop, […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson, as one of his first moves, is forcing a showdown over emergency aid to Israel. He’s pushing a vote Thursday on a bill that would provide more than $14 billion to the American ally — but not include $61 billion in aid to Ukraine as President […]