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US House Speaker Mike Johnson’s future hangs in balance as he scrambles for funding deal

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Mike Johnson’s hold on the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives has been tenuous almost since the day he was elected. The Louisiana Republican only ended up with the job in October 2023 after the unruly members of his House caucus deposed then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy and cast about for someone who could amass enough votes to replace him. He won