Johnson reckons with twin defeats to Biden after border victory

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sang a triumphant note on Tuesday morning as the Senate border deal he spent days lobbying against teetered on the edge of defeat. 

“It looks like right now, it may be in some jeopardy. It may be on life support in the Senate,” he told reporters at a press conference. “We welcome that development.”

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