March 21, 2024: Are Dems Speaker Mike Johnsons saving grace?
Time and again, Speaker Mike Johnson has relied on an unexpected source to propel legislation to success: House Democrats. We\u2019ve already seen Dems help Johnson pass a $78 billion tax bill, the proposed de facto ban on TikTok and multiple stopgap spending proposals. (Up next: another federal funding deal!) But is the approach an unexpected stroke of bipartisan unity, or a risky tactic that will blow up in the speaker\u2019s face? Congress reporter Nick Wu joins Playbook co-author Rachael Bade to discuss.\nPlus, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell throws water on the idea of turning Ukraine aid into a loan, and the rest of the news you need to know today.