Speaker Mike Johnson just did the same thing that triggered Kevin McCarthy's ouster — but the hard right's not calling for his head

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House Speaker Mike Johnson at a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 2, 2023.
House Speaker Mike Johnson at a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 2, 2023.

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Congress just found the dumbest way to avoid a government shutdown

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A sign outside the National Archives in 2018 describes the US government shutdown.
A sign outside the National Archives in 2018 describes the US government shutdown.

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Mike Johnson endorses Trump just after the NYT unearths his old Facebook posts questioning whether Trump was too dangerous to be president: 'I just don't think he has the demeanor'

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Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed former President Donald Trump not long after Johnson's old comments which were critical of Trump came to light.

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Speaker Mike Johnson floats confiscating Russian assets to fund Ukraine war aid: 'It would be pure poetry'

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House Speaker Mike Johnson at a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 7, 2023.
House Speaker Mike Johnson at a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 7, 2023.

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Bernie Sanders scoffs at Dean Phillips' apology for dismissing his 'rigged' primary claims: 'He's changed his views now that he's a candidate?'

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Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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These 106 House Republicans voted to defund Vice President Kamala Harris's office

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the House chamber on February 7, 2023.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the House chamber on February 7, 2023.

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Sen. JD Vance says Republicans have to 'recognize how much voters mistrust us' on abortion

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Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio outside the Senate chamber on November 1, 2023.
Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio outside the Senate chamber on November 1, 2023.

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The Trump Era has been an electoral fiasco for Republicans. What comes next might not be any better.

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Former President Donald Trump

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Petty insults, sexual misconduct with minors, and flat-out corruption: House censure has gone from frivolous, to serious, to frivolous again

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On Tuesday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan became the 26th lawmaker to be censured by the House in American history.
On Tuesday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan became the 26th lawmaker to be censured by the House in American history.

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These 22 House Democrats voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — while these 4 Republicans voted against it

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a candlelight vigil outside the Capitol on Tuesday to commemorate one month since the Hamas attack on Israel.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a candlelight vigil outside the Capitol on Tuesday to commemorate one month since the Hamas attack on Israel.

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