"The new speaker will be leading the same five-vote majority that routinely rebuffed McCarthy, forcing him to rely on Democrats to pass high-stakes legislation.Read: The real-world consequences of the House speaker fightCongress faces a November 17 deadline to avoid a government shutdown—the result of a five-week extension in funding that ultimately cost McCarthy his job."

Read this story from "The Atlantic" for free without being tracked.

https://read.distractionfree.site/theatlantic/politics/archive/2023/10/mike-johnson-house-speaker-trump/675766/

#theatlantic #politics #Johnson #Scalise #HouseGOP #Representative #Emmer

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

No replies yet.