Mike Johnson’s Problems With the Right Have Been Deferred, Not Solved

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Mike Johnson once again survived a brush with political disaster as he won reelection as House Speaker after President-elect Donald Trump personally helped talk two right-wing holdouts into changing their votes to back him before the first ballot was finalized. Now the House can proceed as scheduled to participate in Monday’s joint session to confirm Trump’s election and prepare to implement the new administration’s agenda.

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