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The speaker race is one of the easier humps for Republicans to clear this year. Their House majority will be reed-thin, falling to a single vote for the first few weeks of the year, and their Senate control is only slightly firmer. Despite those limitations, in the next six or so months they’re planning to confirm Trump’s Cabinet, roll back Biden administration regulations, fund the government, lift the debt ceiling, act on border security and extend expiring tax cuts.

Failing to elect a speaker on Friday would have had “implications that go beyond today” to the Republican agenda, said Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota.

The speaker race is one of the easier humps for Republicans to clear this year. Their House majority will be reed-thin, falling to a single vote for the first few weeks of the year, and their Senate control is only slightly firmer. Despite those limitations, in the next six or so months they’re planning to confirm Trump’s Cabinet, roll back Biden administration regulations, fund the government, lift the debt ceiling, act on border security and extend expiring tax cuts.

Failing to elect a speaker on Friday would have had “implications that go beyond today” to the Republican agenda, said Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota.

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2025/johnson-won-the-speakership-but-trump-won-the-day

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The performance of the Trump administration after four years is remarkable, especially in the field of foreign policy and the growing distance European countries and U.S. allies are taking from America.