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Dulcinea

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Sat Jan 18, 2025, 10:43 AM Jan 18

Mike Johnson has a new headache in the narrowly divided House: From the Politics Desk

(NBC News) Less than two weeks after Mike Johnson narrowly secured the speakership after a brief revolt from the right, he’s now drawing ire from the opposite wing of the Republican Party.

Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.

It’s a move that appeased conservatives and allies of President-elect Donald Trump, but infuriated the GOP’s more moderate members.

One lawmaker who, like Turner, is a member of the Main Street Caucus, said the unexpected swap at the intelligence panel has eroded trust within the Republican conference and could make it much harder to pass Trump’s agenda. With two House Republicans up for positions in the Trump administration, the party’s majority could soon shrink to 217-215 — giving Johnson just a one-seat cushion on party-line votes.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-johnson-headache-narrowly-divided-011545289.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_30541-1501458-20250118-0&bt_user_id=rITc3dbksNBWhNET1ZKKyjoLhYksYFehP0wVpNwSTG3vbXBSNA02Bm61D%2BL7SaqI&bt_ts=1737202773546

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Mike Johnson has a new headache in the narrowly divided House: From the Politics Desk (Original Post) Dulcinea Jan 18 OP
Well, they're not too quick on the uptake... SheltieLover Jan 18 #1

SheltieLover

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1. Well, they're not too quick on the uptake...
Sat Jan 18, 2025, 10:50 AM
Jan 18

"has eroded trust within the Republican conference..."

Trust? Among thieves?



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