Listen 10 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add to your saved stories SaveAfter House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The speaker’s opening moves have set him on a collision course with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), as both Republican leaders simultaneously struggle to manage their own fractious conferences. Advertisement“We have obligations and we have commitments and we want to protect and help and assist our friend Israel,” Johnson told reporters. McConnell and Johnson met privately for 45 minutes before the lunch, a McConnell aide said, kicking off their regular standing meeting. “There is such a great feeling of esprit de corps amongst House Republicans,” Johnson said hours before the bill passed.

Source: Washington Post November 04, 2023 13:23 UTC