The last Republican House speaker was ousted by the hard right over a bipartisan bill to keep the government openThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, pursued the same strategy as his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, to prevent a government shutdown this month – working with Democrats to pass a bipartisan funding deal.Now Johnson has to hope he can avoid the same fate as McCarthy, the California congressman who was ousted from the speakership by hard-right members of his own conference last year just days after the House voted to keep the government open. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/mike-johnson-democrats-government-shutdown-mccarthy
Author : Joan E Greve in Washington
Publish date : 2024-09-26 17:00:55
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