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This is a new era of American Innovation. Find out more, April 17th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, all eyes are on

Speaker Mike Johnson. Number two, there's no deal on impeachment. What's next? And number three,

the latest from the vault. All right, let's get into what is leading punchball news

a.m. this morning with this headline, Washington and the world

wait on Johnson's move. If you're looking for the House Republicans foreign aid bill, you're not

alone. The GOP leadership hasn't yet released the package to send tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

And as of late Tuesday evening, the House Appropriations Committee was still working on the finishing the final text.

But most importantly, speaking of Wright Johnson still doesn't have a deal on the rule to bring the legislation to the floor, according to senior aides.

If Republicans release the bill at some point today and want to stay true to their 72-hour rule,

the GOP leadership won't be able to hold a floor vote until Saturday.

Then the Senate would have to act.

This, of course, is a problem. There are congressional delegations scheduled to leave town this weekend

for the scheduled congressional recess. Lawmakers also want to head back home to campaign. House

leadership aides say they worry about

attendance beginning to drop as the days go by. Yet, what's going on behind the scenes is even more

problematic. So let's talk about that. What is taking so long? As we've been warning for a while, hardline Republicans may attempt to

strip the gavel from Johnson if he tries to pass Ukraine aid. Representatives Thomas Massey,

the Republican from Kentucky, and Marjorie Taylor Green, the Republican from Georgia,

have now both said they want Johnson to resign, or they'll seek

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