On Day 22 of the government shutdown on Wednesday, even as House Speaker Mike Johnson rehashed talking points he’s repeated for a month – putting the onus on Democrats to reopen the government -- he acknowledged the GOP’s messaging is getting "old" and a change in strategy might be necessary. "This is now the second-longest government shutdown of any kind ever in the history of our country, and it's just shameful. Democrats keep making history, but they're doing it for all the wrong reasons,” Johnson told reporters at the daily news conference he's been holding in the Capitol. Johnson was pressed on Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s remarks on a earlier GOP conference call, during which she reportedly requested that Johnson call the House back to Washington. "No, that's not what she s

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