President Donald Trump has forged a powerful partnership with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that allows them to deliver knockout one-two punches against Democrats.
The passage of Republicans’ 6-month spending bill was the latest dramatic demonstration. Johnson, working with only a tiny three-vote majority, got the “continuing resolution” legislation as close as he could, with one or two GOP holdouts, then Trump weighed in and pushed it over the finish line.
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