The Turbulent Rise of an Unusual Threat to Johnson’s Speakership
On Tuesday evening, as Speaker Mike Johnson faced mounting GOP opposition to his budget resolution that would set in motion President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy agenda, Indiana Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz huddled at the back of the chamber with other GOP holdouts. At one point, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler and Rep. Tom Emmer backed Spartz and her fellow rebel Rep. Thomas Massie against a wall. Earlier that morning, Spartz had told reporters there was nothing anyone could do to...
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