Mike Johnson breaks through GOP blockade to reopen House floor

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) regained control of the House floor after a weekslong battle with a group of GOP hard-liners.

The House voted 215-211 for a procedural rules package that will unlock the House floor this week, allowing GOP leadership to move forward with plans to vote on an appropriations bill and other legislative priorities.

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