Updates on the effort to oust Johnson
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Rep. Thomas Massie said conservatives would "probably not" start the clock on Saturday on a vote to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership. "Maybe," he added, as he got onto an elevator in the Capitol, less than an hour before the House is set to vote on foreign aid bills. The Kentucky Republican is one of three hardliners who have endorsed a push to boot Johnson, but the timing of when they will try to force a vote is unclear. Once they trigger it, the GOP leader will need help from Democrats...

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