Johnson and Jeffries face off with a shutdown on the line

With just three days until the government funding deadline, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are locked in a high-stakes power struggle. Plus, Republicans are shrugging as the markets swoon.

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