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In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Speaker Johnson pitching GOP senators amid divisions on war aid, other funding

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters about support for Israel following a closed-door caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans accuse McConnell of undermining Speaker Johnson on Israel war aid

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., addresses members of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Republicans eagerly elected Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed?

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

FILE - President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Saturday April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. The Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gathering of donors in Las Vegas that is being held this weekend has for years been a key stop for GOP candidates as they seek not only to court Jewish voters but also to present themselves as stalwart allies of Israel, a key priority for many in the party’s base, particularly evangelicals. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

2024 GOP hopefuls will defend Israel, seek donors at big Republican Jewish Coalition gathering

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

Speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., puts the gavel down before speaking at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves and Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker at a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Republicans say fourth speaker nominee has the votes to win

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters after Republicans met to try and decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., arrives as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Emmer, new GOP nominee, hunts for enough support to win speaker’s gavel in floor vote

By Susan Ferrechio, Alex Miller and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate author Perry Johnson speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023. Republican businessman Perry Johnson has suspended his long-shot bid for president after failing to gain traction in the race. Johnson said Friday, Oct. 20, that his inability to participate in the debates contributed to his decision, though he said he would keep a small political team on staff in case the trajectory of the race changed. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Trump thanks former GOP candidate Perry Johnson for endorsement

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters after Republicans met to try and decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s scorn helps thwart latest GOP nominee in speaker’s race; Mike Johnson leads field

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is seen on a sunrise as a person passes by on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Washington. House Republicans will meet privately to try nominating a new House speaker. It's three weeks since Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy. The House speaker will need to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of Congress. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Seven candidates on the ballot in secret GOP vote for speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., arrives as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Donalds drops out as two remaining Republican candidates battle for speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Alex Miller and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump, left, and his attorney Chris Kise attend his civil business fraud trial at the New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in New York. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump calls latest GOP speaker nominee a ‘tragic mistake’

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Illustration on the House Republicans by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Solving the House GOP leadership problem

By Newt Gingrich

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., center, is flanked by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the temporary leader of the House of Representatives, left, and Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, right, as lawmakers convene to hold a third ballot to elect a speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Tom Emmer wins GOP nomination for House speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., leaves the Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Tom Emmer becomes the latest GOP speaker nominee to drop out

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., center, and members of the House Freedom Caucus speak against Democratic policies and President Joe Biden's agenda with a focus on the debt limit, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Freedom Caucus calls for GOP leaders to keep Republicans in Washington until speaker is elected

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., center, and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., right, the House GOP deputy whip, arrive as GOP members meet behind closed doors to try to elect a new speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. After the rejection of former speaker Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan by the GOP caucus, Emmer is emerging as the newest probable candidate to hold the gavel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Republican speaker’s race thrown wide open amid discord

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., arrives as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Eight Republicans make their case for speaker’s job that no one has been able to win

By Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department’s handling of the case continues to unfold. In a rare step, David Weiss is set to appear for transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 7, sources told The Associated Press Friday on the condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door appearance. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Special counsel in Hunter Biden probe to appear for closed-door congressional testimony

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press