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The House finally has a new speaker: Mike Johnson (R-La). He’s a relative newcomer who’s been a lower-level member of the House GOP leadership. And while he’s an outspoken opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage, his record on other health issues is scant. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health appears on track to be getting a new director, and Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement experiment is off to a very slow start. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Rachel Cohrs of Stat ...

A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend.

And FreedomWorks is angling for a refresh.

And the first GOP debate shakes up the presidential primary pecking order.

And more on Donald Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson.

18 of his close allies and supporters were also charged in a sprawling anti-racketeering case

And Trump's legal team objects restrictions on evidence sharing.

The Buckeye State will decide on a ballot initiative that would make amending the state's constitution more difficult, while a GOP mudfight wraps up in Mississippi.

And nine other stories for your radar.

Is real wage growth a politically potent force?