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Johnson Hands Democrats Power to Shape Aid Plan

“Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and their leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to provide the votes necessary to clear the way for it to come to the floor,” the New York Times reports. “If Democrats were to provide those crucial votes, it would mark the second time in two years that R…