Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he was canceling Thursday votes, allowing lawmakers to depart a day earlier than planned for a seven-week recess. House members are not slated to return until after midterms that will determine control of the chamber.

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