Hakeem Jeffries not in a mood to help Mike Johnson get his ox out of the ditch, but he may have a price for doing so.
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As recently as the morning of December 18, Democrats in Congress and in the Biden administration were reasonably satisfied with a stopgap spending agreement they had negotiated with House Speaker Mike Johnson to avoid a December 20 government shutdown. With the bill expected to pass after some carping and posturing from conservatives, the Democrats went back to preparing for the very new power configuration that’s…
