Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.

WASHINGTON — Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago after the House approved a bill to fund the federal government.

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