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Speaker Johnson, Israel, government shutdown and Virginia

Speaker Johnson, Israel, government shutdown and Virginia

Politics Weekly America vor 2 Jahren

Jonathan Freedland and Marianna Sotomayor of the Washington Post discuss what we have learned about Mike Johnson’s approach to the job from his first week with the gavel. Plus, Jonathan speaks to Carter Sherman about next week’s elections in Virginia and

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The new speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson of
Louisiana, faces the tough task of uniting a fractured Republican
party, and preventing a quick-approaching government shutdown.
Jonathan Freedland and Marianna Sotomayor of the Washington Post
discuss what we have learned about his approach to the job from his
first week with the gavel. Plus, as we prepare for next week’s
off-year elections, Jonathan speaks to Carter Sherman about
Virginia – the last remaining southern state without extensive
abortion restrictions. They look at why results there could prove
pivotal for Republican chances in 2024