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House Speaker Mike Johnson's here and boy do we have some questions. The lead starts right now.

Urgent action on the hill as Speaker Johnson finds a way to allow votes on aid to Israel and

Taiwan and Ukraine but it's Johnson's path forward that has his rightward

flank in an uproar.

I don't know how much longer our plank in an uproar.

I don't know how much longer our members are going to tolerate the Republican

speaker that we elected.

Is it all this talk?

Does Johnson need Democrats to be his lifeline? I'll ask the speaker himself

here on the lead. Plus, more drama on the Senate side and impeachment trials underway

Democrats are trying to save Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Meorgas.

But Republicans, well, they've got their own plans.

And a brand new filing just in from the New York-Hush money case, the line of questioning that the prosecution may take if Donald

Trump makes good on his pledge and takes the stand.

Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper and we start today with our politics lead in just 15 minutes or so. I'm going to be joined live by the Speaker of the House. Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, who is fighting

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