GOP senators said they were impressed by new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had a meteoric rise from little-know vice chair of the House GOP conference to second in line to the presidency.
This follows a Nov. 1 meeting Mr. Johnson had with GOP senators one week after winning the gavel and comes as the House is scheduled on Nov. 2 to vote on a standalone bill to provide supplemental funding to Israel amid Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist attacks.