Politics

Mike Johnson Gambles on GOP Votes to Avert Federal Shutdown

LUCK BE A LADY

And he’s upping the ante by hoping he won’t need President Trump’s help.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as Vice President JD Vance looks on.
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Speaker Mike Johnson plans to roll the dice Tuesday on a GOP bill to stop the federal government from shutting down this weekend.

The top House leader is putting his party’s short-term funding measure to a vote on the floor not knowing if he has the votes to pass it and...

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