Speaker Johnson Faces Challenges Uniting Fractured GOP Majority
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Speaker Johnson inherited problems from Kevin McCarthy's tumultuous speakership, including a conservative Rules committee and an unfavorable budget deal.
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Johnson has struggled to fund the government, often having to bypass his own Rules committee and rely on Democrats.
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The Biden impeachment inquiry was launched by McCarthy and is now losing steam under Johnson's speakership.
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Some Republicans have grown skeptical of the impeachment effort and the evidence presented so far.
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Johnson is hosting his first House Republican retreat as Speaker to try to unite his fractious majority.