Johnson blames Democrats for ‘pointless’ shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blames the Democrats for the longest shutdown in United States history after the House voted to reopen the federal government. Johnson accuses Democratic politicians of using the American people as “leverage” in the negotiations. 

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