House GOP Majority Barely Hanging On By Thread Following Democrat’s Swearing-In

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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin Republican majority is set to slim further following Democratic Texas Rep. Christian Menefee’s swearing-in Monday night, days after he won a Saturday special election. Menefee, a…

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