Mike Johnson clinches Speakership in stunning first ballot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Johnson will now be tasked with balancing requests from Trump with the priorities of his members - which could, at times, clash.
54% : Trump had requested that Republicans raise the debt limit before he takes office in order to prevent Democrats from using it as a leverage point next year.
47% : Trump posted on Truth Social Friday morning.
46% : Create a working group comprised of independent experts - not corrupted by lobbyists and special interests - to work with DOGE and our committees on implementing recommended government and spending reforms to protect the American taxpayer.
46% : But GOP fiscal hawks balked at raising the nation's borrowing limit without slashing federal spending, and the bill did not pass. Republicans' top priority, now, will be crafting a bill jam-packed with Trump agenda items, which they aim to pass through a party-line "reconciliation" process that bypasses the threat of a Democratic filibuster.
37% : A copy of the document obtained by The Hill, which had no identified author, read: "The House must be organized to deliver on the historic mandate granted to President Trump and Republicans.

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