Desperate Mike Johnson begs Republican to stick around as majority hangs by a thread

Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling out all the stops to keep retiring Rep. Neal Dunn from bolting early, as the Florida Republican's potential departure threatens to erode what's left of the GOP's razor-thin House majority.

The 72-year-old Dunn has signaled he won't seek reelection, but Johnson is now openly begging him to at least stick around until the end of his term, Politico reported.

The stakes are high as Republicans can't afford to lose a single vote on party-line measures.

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