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Salon
Politics
Griffin Eckstein

Republicans don't know who's in charge

With less than twelve hours to go until a lapse in federal funding will force a government shutdown, House Republicans aren’t sure who to listen to.

House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to whip votes for a Thursday evening bid to fund the government. That bill came after Trump sunk a deal agreed upon by bipartisan leadership in both the House and Senate. The second attempt, spearheaded by Johnson, lost by a vote of 174-235, with nearly 40 Republicans jumping ship.

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