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JUST IN: Mike Johnson gets TORCHED By Terminating Lawsuit SCREWING MAGA

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forcing Speaker Johnson's hand on the

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Epstein investigation. In a major

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escalation tonight, the Attorney General

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of Arizona and Congresswoman elect

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Adalita Ghalva of Arizona are suing Mike

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Johnson and they're suing him because

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Grahalva has not been sworn in. So, what

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does all this have to do with Jeffrey

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Epstein? Because it does at its heart.

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Grahalva is the final vote needed for a

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bipartisan maneuver called a discharge

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petition. A state attorney general sued

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the speaker of the house over his

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refusal to swear in a dulyeleed member

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of Congress. And in that lawsuit,

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Arizona attorney general Chris Maize did

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not mince words at all.

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>> So here's the scoop on what's going down

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with Speaker Mike Johnson. The Arizona

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Attorney General along with future

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Congresswoman Adalita Galva has decided

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to take legal action against him. This

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is quite the twist, especially since

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Galva hasn't even been sworn in yet. But

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it turns out this lawsuit is all tied to

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the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. In a

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way, Galva's vote is crucial for a

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bipartisan move known as a discharge

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petition, which circumvents Johnson.

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Arizona's attorney general, Chris Maize,

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really didn't hold back in the lawsuit.

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Johnson's refusal to swear in Galva has

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led to a significant problem. A federal

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judge in Arizona just landed a huge blow

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to Johnson's entire legal stance on

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this. The ruling wasn't just a setback.

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The judge outright dismissed his

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lawsuit, labeling his actions as a

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blatant misuse of power. That's some

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pretty intense language coming from a

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federal judge, as they usually keep

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things pretty neutral, even when they're

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ruling against someone. But this judge

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clearly felt that what Johnson did was

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so over the top that it deserved to be

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called out. The fallout from this ruling

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is serious. Johnson has kept Galva from

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being sworn in for months, leaving

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around 800,000 people in Arizona without

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any representation in Congress. Now, the

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judge has stepped in to say that this is

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unconstitutional and it needs to end

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right now. Galva will be seated and

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Arizona residents will finally have

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their representative. Meanwhile, Johnson

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has just experienced a crushing legal

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defeat during his time as speaker.

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Rahalva is the final vote needed for a

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bipartisan maneuver called a discharge

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petition that goes around Johnson. Goes

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around Johnson because he does not want

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a vote to release the full Epstein

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files. This would go around him get that

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vote to release the files. Graalva was

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elected in Arizona 28 days ago, a whole

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month. And Johnson has in that time used

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every excuse not to swear her in. Let's

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break down what's been going on with

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Speaker Johnson and his rather

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questionable moves regarding the

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situation with Adalita Gava. So, here's

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the scoop. Johnson has been stalling on

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swearing her in as a member of Congress

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after she won her election. You'd think

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when someone wins a House seat, they

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show up on opening day and take the oath

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like everyone else, right? But not in

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this case. Johnson has been throwing out

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excuses, claiming there are some

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election irregularities that need to be

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sorted out first. Now, here's the

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kicker. It's not his call to make that

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decision. The House actually has

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procedures in place for challenging

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elections if members have concerns about

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seating someone. But Johnson can't just

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single-handedly decide that a dulyeleed

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member can't be sworn in. By blocking

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GAVA, he's leaving about 800,000 people

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in Arizona without any representation in

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Congress, which is pretty crucial,

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especially now with the ongoing

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government shutdown. This tricky

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situation caught the attention of

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Arizona's Attorney General Chris Maize.

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He took a look at what Johnson was doing

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and said, "This isn't right. Gava was

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elected and she has every right to be

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seated just like her constituents have

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the right to be represented." Maize felt

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that Johnson's actions were a violation

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of those rights for what looked like

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political reasons. So, he decided to

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file a suit in federal court demanding

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that Johnson seat Gava right away. The

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legal process moved pretty quickly and

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the judge recognized the urgency. After

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all, every day Gava isn't seated means

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another day her constituents lack

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representation. And let me tell you, the

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judge didn't hold back with the ruling.

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It was a major blow for Johnson. The

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judge declared that Johnson's actions

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were constitutionally indefensible.

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That's legal speak for saying, "You've

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got no solid ground to stand on here.

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There's no legal validity to what you're

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doing. You're just abusing your power."

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So, it looks like Mike Johnson's legal

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battle has hit a brick wall, and not

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just any wall. A judge effectively

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terminated his defense. That's it for

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him. Johnson can't keep this fight going

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in court, and now the case is over. He

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lost outright. To make matters even more

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interesting, the judge ruled that Gaba

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has to be seated right away. Now, why is

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this such a big deal? Well, according to

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the New Republic's report from October

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22nd, Johnson was really seen as trying

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to delay things on purpose. He was

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delaying Grajava's seating to stall

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Democratic votes, particularly around

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the Epstein files and budget measures.

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So, there wasn't any genuine concern for

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election integrity at play here. It was

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all about manipulating the House vote

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counts. Grajava is a Democrat and her

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being seated gives them an extra vote,

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which could be critical for upcoming

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issues like investigations into the

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Epstein files, government shutdown

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budget measures, and even potential

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impeachment proceedings. Johnson thought

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if he kept her from taking that seat, he

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could maintain a better vote margin for

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the Republicans. The reality though is

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that he wasn't blocking her for any

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valid reason. It was all about making it

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easier for him to push Trump's agenda

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through. But now that plan has

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completely backfired. The judge not only

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ruled against him, but did so in some

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pretty strong terms, calling his actions

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a flagrant abuse of authority and saying

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they were constitutionally indefensible.

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Ouch. That kind of language is going to

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stick with Johnson. And you can bet

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Democrats will be bringing it up every

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chance they get. Every time he tries to

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flex his authority as speaker, they'll

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be right there reminding everyone that a

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federal judge deemed his actions to be a

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total overreach. This is politically

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disastrous for him, and it's likely to

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fuel criticism from both Democrats and

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even some moderate Republicans who are

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already fed up with his leadership.

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According to MSNBC's report from October

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26th, Representative Jaime Rascin called

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Johnson's flop the most humiliating

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subjugation of a speaker in recent

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history. He went on to say that the

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judge's ruling showed how disastrously

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Johnson's attempts to shut things down

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had backfired. The story is pretty clear

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now. Johnson tried to outsmart everyone

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by blocking a Democratic member, but he

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ended up overstepping his bounds so

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badly that a judge had to step in and

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publicly call him out. Now he's left

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looking weak and incompetent. And with

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the stakes this high, the timing

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couldn't be worse for him. Right now,

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Mike Johnson is really feeling the heat

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with his narrow majority in the House

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and the looming government shutdown

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crisis. House Republicans are all over

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the place with some wanting to

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compromise and reopen the government

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while others are digging in their heels

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and demanding concessions from the

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Democrats. Johnson's been trying his

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best to keep the caucus united, but this

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recent court ruling has really knocked

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the wind out of his sales. If he can't

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win a legal battle over seating a

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member, it raises big questions about

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his ability to lead effectively. How can

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he negotiate with the Democrats after

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