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Effort to oust U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson quickly rejected by lawmakersRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene pressed ahead with her long-shot effort despite pushback from Republicans, a majority of whom voted with most Democrats to keep Johnson in place.U.S. NewsMay 8
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U.S. House Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats to prevent shutdownThe U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle for help.U.S. NewsNov 15, 2023
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Biden’s Ukraine, Israel funding request should be handled separately: JohnsonNewly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said on Thursday that funding to support Ukraine and Israel should be handled separately.U.S. NewsOct 27, 2023
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Republicans pick Mike Johnson as U.S. House speaker, ending 3-week gridlockRepublicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker desperate to unite their fractious majority and end the chaos.U.S. NewsOct 25, 2023
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Jim Jordan pushes on with bid for U.S. House speaker despite GOP resistanceJordan, who has lost two votes for speaker this week, emerged from an hours-long closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans to say he would press ahead with a third vote.U.S. NewsOct 19, 2023
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Trump ally Jim Jordan fails to win 2nd U.S. House speaker vote. What now?Unlike previous House leaders, Jim Jordan has made his name as a vocal leader of the party's hard right, tangling with Democrats and Republicans alike.U.S. NewsOct 18, 2023
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Republican Jim Jordan falls short in 1st vote to become U.S. House speakerThe Ohio lawmaker and ardent ally of former president Donald Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him.U.S. NewsOct 17, 2023
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Trump-ally Jim Jordan to push Republican bid for US House speakerSome of Jim Jordan's opponents predict that other Republican candidates for speaker will jump into the race if he fails to get elected on the floor.U.S. NewsOct 16, 2023
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Trump ally Jim Jordan is GOP’s newest nominee for U.S. House speakerJordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead of a floor vote, which could push to next week.U.S. NewsOct 13, 2023
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Scalise drops U.S. House speaker bid as Republicans struggle to uniteNext steps are uncertain a the House is now essentially closed while the Republican majority tries to elect a speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job.U.S. NewsOct 12, 2023
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