Johnson Pulls Off Funding Win Amid Senate Gambits
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House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed a must-pass funding bill through the House to avert a government shutdown, while using procedural maneuvers to constrain the Senate: delaying a vote to block Trump’s Venezuela actions to force a 215-215 tie that kept the president in the driver’s seat and attaching an amendment that voided a DOJ-records provision the Senate had used against Trump—outcomes that prevented a war-powers rebuke but underscored Johnson’s ability to govern with a razor-thin majority.
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- House passes final funding bills 8 days before shutdown, Senate now will consider CNBC
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