Johnson faces first test in averting shutdown amid conservative resistance

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is set to face his first real test of leadership on Tuesday as he seeks to get his temporary spending plan through the House — treading the same waters his predecessor faced in funding the government that led to his ouster.

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