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Capitol Lens | Mike check

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By Bill Clark
Posted September 9, 2026 at 3:12pm

DALLAS — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pictured during a podium check on Wednesday in the American Airlines Center in Dallas before the start of the two-day Republican Midterm Convention.

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