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The House is practically functioning as a parliament, with Mike Johnson as its 'prime minister'

You’ve heard of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Well, how about U.S. Prime Minister Mike Johnson? These are the political circumstances now facing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. After all, he runs a “coalition government” in Congress. We hear about so-called “coalition governments” in parliaments overseas all the time. A coalition government exists when no party wins an outright …

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