By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington. But with Trump set to meet with GOP senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Republicans are quickly finding themselves in a dilemma: What happens when the coach changes his mind? Trump has given mixed signals, flip-flopping over what is the best strategy for moving ahead with the party’s legislative agenda.

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