President-elect Donald Trump has forced Mike Johnson (R-LA) into a speakership-defining moment on the debt ceiling, pitting him against House Republicans in a fight over government funding.

On Wednesday, Trump sent Johnson back to the drawing board on a short-term spending deal, demanding that it include a hike in the federal borrowing limit.

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