Johnson commits to working with Musk, Ramaswamy on spending cuts ahead of speakership vote

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Speaker Mike Johnson committed to a number of new steps aimed at reining in the size and scope of the federal government as he seeks to round up the votes to retain his gavel. In a post on the social media site X just minutes before a speakership vote is set to begin, Johnson said he’d create “a working group comprised of independent experts” to work with the…