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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is about to receive a “show of opposition” from within his own house, according to a new report. Johnson was made the GOP House leader after Republicans rebuffed former speaker Kevin McCarthy, but now faces some of the same demands McCarthy did, according to the report from Politico. Johnson has closely aligned himself with Donald Trump on most issues, and the incoming president has repeatedly endorsed the speaker. “Even as Republicans are increasingly optimistic that they’ll keep control of the House, some conservatives remain wary of Mike Johnson — and …