Article 6R19V Johnson followed McCarthy in working with Democrats. Can he avoid his fate?

Johnson followed McCarthy in working with Democrats. Can he avoid his fate?

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Joan E Greve in Washington
from US news | The Guardian on (#6R19V)

The last Republican House speaker was ousted by the hard right over a bipartisan bill to keep the government open

The Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, pursued the same strategy as his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, to prevent a government shutdown this month - working with Democrats to pass a bipartisan funding deal.

Now Johnson has to hope he can avoid the same fate as McCarthy, the California congressman who was ousted from the speakership by hard-right members of his own conference last year just days after the House voted to keep the government open.

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