Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to 'put people over politics' in apparent typo in fundraising email

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Rep. Mike Johnson takes the oath of office to become the next House speaker on October 25, 2023.

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George Santos apologized to a GOP representative after smearing him over his son's drug addiction: 'I am embarrassed and deeply sorry'

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Republican Rep. George Santos of New York outside the Capitol on September 29, 2023.
Republican Rep. George Santos of New York outside the Capitol on September 29, 2023.

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As he faces rumors of wearing lifted boots, DeSantis said 'this is no time for foot fetishes'

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd at Adventure Outdoors gun store in Smyrna, Georgia.

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A congressman tried to get the governors of Michigan and Illinois to run against Biden in the Democratic primary, but they simply ignored his calls

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A tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan gave independents a reason to ditch Biden. The conflict in Israel and Gaza could do the same thing for Democrats.

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President Joe Biden speaks to the press aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop at Ramstein Air Base on October 18, 2023 as he returns from a visit to Israel.

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House Republicans have a multimillion dollar fundraising problem with their newest speaker

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Rep. Mike Johnson surrounded by House Republicans speaks after being elected as the speaker nominee during a GOP conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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GOP Rep. Tom Emmer voted for a gay marriage bill in 2022. It may have cost him his bid for speaker.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer reacts as Rep. Elise Stefanik tallies votes as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Rep. Jim Jordan to Speaker of the House in the US Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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The next House speaker will inherit a mountain of work that threatens the stability of their speakership before it even begins

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., pauses as he speaks about foreign policy during the John Hay Initiative, Monday, Sept. 28,2015, at a hotel in Washington.

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George Santos told a NYT reporter his niece was kidnapped by Chinese Communists, but an official said he 'made it up'

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Rep. George Santos casts his vote as the House of Representatives holds its second round of voting for a new Speaker of the House at the US Capitol on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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