Morning Digest: House Republicans ignore Mike Johnson's plea to quit campaigning against colleagues

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● VA-05: While House Speaker Mike Johnson used last week's poorly attended House GOP retreat to tell CNN that he was "vehemently opposed to member-on-member action in primaries," his caucus so far isn't heeding his calls to "knock it off."

No fewer than Six House Republicans were listed on an invitation for a Wednesday fundraiser to support state Sen. John McGuire's campaign against Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good in the June 18 primary in Virginia's 5th Congressional District, including fellow Old Dominion Rep. Jen Kiggans and House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers. Good responded by blustering to the Washington Post, "Most of them should come and campaign for my opponent in my district. That would be what would really help me."