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House Republicans continue to flail, further endangering their majority
In his bid to claim the House speaker’s gavel and end three weeks of chaos last fall, Rep. Mike Johnson mapped out an ambitious agenda. Week by week, month by month, the Louisiana Republican promised to meet the “urgency of this hour” with “bold, decisive action.” Above all else, Johnson promised, the House GOP would …
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Pa. Democrats just lost House majority, yet remain in control. Here’s how.
Democrats held a slim one-seat majority in the state House. Now, they hold a slim one-seat minority. But thanks to new rules enacted last year, Republicans won’t be calling the shots any time soon. Reps. Donna Bullock and Stephen Kinsey, D-Philadelphia, are leaving the statehouse, changing the makeup to 100 Democrats and 101 Republicans. Bullock …