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Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy

apnews.com Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy

The new House Speaker is trying to rebuild the Republican's slim majority. But he's running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame.

Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy

By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in disarray after the sudden ouster of his predecessor last month.

But as Johnson, R-La., tries to rebuild that slim majority, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was unable to tame. That’s disrupting the party’s agenda, shelving priorities and leaving gnawing questions about any leader’s ability to govern.

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