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Democrats’ Plan to Save the Republican House Speaker

Democrats’ Plan to Save the Republican House Speaker

The Daily vor 2 Jahren

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Against all odds and expectations, Speaker Mike Johnson keeps
managing to fund the government, inflame the far right of his
party — and hold on to his job.

Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The Times,
explains why it might be Democrats who come to his rescue.

Guest: Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New
York Times.

Background reading:

Ultraconservatives immediately turned on Mr. Johnson after
Congress passed spending legislation.

Enraged over the spending bill, Representative Marjorie
Taylor Greene began the process of calling for a vote to oust the
speaker.

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