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Mike Johnson lashes out at hardliners as MAGA voting plot implodes around them: report

Johnson criticized Republican colleagues as their plan to force action on the SAVE America Act collapsed.

Mike Johnson lashes out at hardliners as MAGA voting plot implodes around them: report
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House Speaker Mike Johnson confronted Republican lawmakers as their plan to attach the SAVE America Act to a defense spending bill collapsed. Fourteen House Republicans opposed the procedural rule, leaving the House floor paralyzed.

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House Speaker confronting Republican lawmakers over their procedural plan

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Representative who spearheaded the plan to attach the SAVE America Act to a defense spending bill

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Representative who backed the plan to attach the SAVE America Act to defense funding

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President who advocated for the SAVE America Act

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House Republicans Block Johnson’s Plan to Pair SAVE Act With Defense Bill

Outlets agree House Republicans blocked Mike Johnson’s effort to pair the SAVE Act with the annual defense bill, stalling House business and prompting leaders to cancel votes. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Republican infighting around Johnson’s plan, with later coverage also focusing on Trump’s reaction and the bill’s voting provisions. Center outlets stress the stalled House agenda and canceled votes as signs of divisions among Republicans. Right-leaning outlets focus on conservative lawmakers’ blockade and Johnson’s proposal to use the defense bill to press the Senate to act.

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