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How Johnson kept his speakership despite some GOP resistance

Speaker Mike Johnson was able to keep the gavel after Donald Trump convinced some House Republican holdouts to switch their vote. The panel discusses how the party will govern in Trump's second term.
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Clip Season 2025 Episode 1 Length 11:49 Premiere: 01/04/25

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