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Republicans scramble to unsnarl the knot Trump created with housing bill fiasco: report

Leverage as Governing MethodThe Real Power CenterThe source is about a housing bill, but the power is not in housing policy. It is in the Oval Office, where Donald Trump turned a bipartisan bill into bargaining chip and forced House Speaker Mike Johnson to rush over and clean up the mess. That is the governing structure on display: Congress reacts, Trump dictates, and everyone else scrambles to make the damage look procedural.What Actually HappenedAccording to the reporting, Trump canceled signing the housing bill and made clear he would not move until Republicans advanced his elections…

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