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WASHINGTON (AP) — This time was supposed to be different. “Is he going to fight?” said Rep. Ralph Norman, a South Carolina Republican who initially opposed Johnson but ultimate changed his vote.

Despite numerous mainstream media reports of Jim Jordan’s “momentum” over the past few days, the Judiciary Chairman is short up to 20 Republican votes to become Speaker of the House in Tuesday’s vote, ...

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WASHINGTON — This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his ...