Democrats' surprise defection preserves Johnson's September agenda
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Two Democratic lawmakers crossed party lines to back a GOP rule, blindsiding House Democratic leaders and enabling Republicans to push a slate of messaging bills heading into the midterms; the vote was aided by absences and salvages Speaker Johnson's September agenda, though it’s unlikely to change the bills' fate in the Senate.
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