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House GOP rebellion jeopardizes members' top priorities as Speaker Johnson starts recess early

Speaker Johnson sent the House into recess early after a Republican rebellion left leadership scrambling to come to terms. Jake Sherman, Punchbowl News Co-Founder and MS NOW Political Contributor; Ashley Parker, Staff Writer for The Atlantic and MS NOW Political Analyst; Charlie Dent, Former Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania; and Basil Smikle, Democratic Strategist and MS NOW Political Analyst, discuss the fallout.

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