Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans on Thursday night, hours after the spending deal failed in the House of Representatives.Vance was in Johnson’s office along with a handful of Republican lawmakers to discuss government funding and Friday’s looming shutdown deadline. It’s unclear as of Friday morning what Republicans will do or if a shutdown is inevitable
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