Johnson signals he’ll remain atop GOP, scrambling leadership landscape
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- The Hill reports: “Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) recent hints that he intends to remain GOP leader even if Republicans lose the House have rattled the party’s leadership outlook and raised fresh new questions about …”
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