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Johnson scores win as conservative rebels end House floor blockade over voter ID bill

House conservatives ended their weeks-long blockade of the House floor Tuesday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a key victory after the rebellion brought legislative business to a standstill for nearly a month.The House successfully passed a procedural vote 215-211 teeing up votes on an appropriations bill funding the State Department, legislation making Daylight Saving Time permanent and a measure seeking to improve veterans’ benefits.Johnson also agreed to pair the State Department funding bill with the SAVE America Act, prompting several conservative holdouts to flip their votes after...