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Against all odds and expectations, Speaker Mike Johnson keeps managing to fund the government, inflame the far right of his party — and hold on to his job.

Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains why it might be Democrats who come to his rescue.

Guest: Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Ultraconservatives immediately turned on Mr. Johnson after Congress passed spending legislation.
• Enraged over the spending bill, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene began the process of calling for a vote to oust the speaker.

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Republicans and Democrats keep spending that cash in a new continuing funding resolution; Joe Biden begins to cave on the border; and speculation runs rampant about Donald Trump’s hands.

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Universities across the country strained under pressure to take a public position on the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

Nicholas Confessore, a political and investigative reporter for The Times, explains the story behind a congressional hearing that ended the career of one university president, jeopardized the jobs of two others, and kicked off an emotional debate about antisemitism and free speech on college campuses.

Guest: Nicholas Confessore, a political and investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Harvard’s governing body said it stood firmly behind Claudine Gay as the university’s president, a stance both praised and condemned by students, faculty and alumni.
• As fury erupts over campus antisemitism, conservatives have seized the moment.

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