House Speaker Juggles Committee Vacancies

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House Speaker Juggles Committee Vacancies

“Thanks to a rash of early member departures, House Speaker Mike Johnson is now faced with the unexpected task of having to restaff key committee roles more than halfway into the 118th Congress,” Semafor reports. “In the coming weeks, Republicans will need to select new leaders for two prominent committees, as well as fill at least a half dozen current or forthcoming vacancies on panels that handle everything from foreign affairs to oversight of…