2025-01-03 16:12:32

WATCH LIVE: House begins new term, Johnson expected to face difficult vote as new speaker

With opposition from his own GOP colleagues, Johnson was holed up in the Capitol on the eve of the vote, working to sway the hardline holdouts.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-begins-new-term-johnson-expected-to-face-difficult-vote-as-new-speaker

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