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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shut down the idea of bringing his chamber back before the Senate acts on a government funding bill, telling reporters Wednesday it would be a "futile exercise." Why it matters: The House hasn't voted since Sept.
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Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene clash in heated private GOP call over shutdown strategy
Speaker Mike Johnson was briefly confronted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a private House GOP call on Tuesday.
In a video shared on social media, Johnson is heard saying, "[Democrats] keep saying Republicans are in charge of the government. We aren't."
"Poor baby Mike is tired… How about the families who are about to lose their health insurance?" Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote on X.
The Speaker of the House clashed with CNN's Kaitlin Collins hours before the government shutdown went into effect.
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The Government Shutdown’s About To Hit Home For Millions More: Here Are The Key Dates Coming
Most Americans haven’t been affected by the shutdown yet, a recent poll found, but its impacts could expand greatly in the coming days.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-TX) and Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly clashed over shutdown strategy during a 'heated' private call.
The government shutdown enters its fourth week on Wednesday — and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is adamant that he won’t reconvene the House until Senate Democrats accept his conference’s spending bill.
Hakeem Jeffries said he and Mike Johnson talked about the shutdown this week, but each leader characterized the other as "irredeemable."
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