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Happy Wednesday! Chris Christie just dropped out of the Republican presidential primary, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are set for a one-on-one debate tonight and Alabama football coach Nick Saban reportedly said he’s retiring. Here’s what else we’re watching.

“We need more communication in our conference. Mike Johnson doesn’t work for (Senate Majority Leader) Chuck Schumer and the White House,” GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said. “He needs to work with our conference on deals that he’s making.”

Republican hardliners still seething over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending deal with Democrats blocked a procedural vote Wednesday in the latest warning sign that legislation averting a government shutdown could be in jeopardy.

Congressional approval of a proposed compromise over the child tax credit and business and R&D credits in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may be dicey. Utah Rep. Blake Moore says challenge will be getting anything passed. But there’s bipartisan support.

Congressional approval of a proposed compromise over the child tax credit and business and R&D credits in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may be dicey. Utah Rep. Blake Moore says challenge will be getting anything passed. But there’s bipartisan support.

A bipartisan deal is in reach at last, but there’s no guarantee that some children won’t get left behind.

“We need more communication in our conference. Mike Johnson doesn’t work for (Senate Majority Leader) Chuck Schumer and the White House,” GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said. “He needs to work with our conference on deals that he’s making.”

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., the Speaker of the House, sounded off on 'The Story' after a group of conservatives lodged a protest in the form of opposition to a procedural vote.

A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote Wednesday in a rebellion against the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) struck with Democrats, which members of the right flank have sharply criticized. Thirteen Republicans joined with Democrats to vote against the rule for a trio of bills, preventing the chamber from debating and voting […]

Some members of Utah’s delegation say they’ll support the limit, while others are still taking a look