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Oct 26

Mike Johnson may be the new House speaker, but he faces old Republican challenges ahead

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders.

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Oct 25

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Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what can he accomplish?

By Lisa Desjardins, Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz

The House of Representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won all 220 Republican votes cast on the House floor Wednesday. After emerging from the…

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Oct 25

Mike Johnson elected House speaker on first ballot with support from all Republicans

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Republican congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House speaker. Republicans eagerly voted to give Johnson the gavel on Wednesday.

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Oct 25

WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Both relieved and exultant, Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.

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Oct 25

Republicans select Mike Johnson as latest GOP nominee for House speaker

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Johnson of Louisiana, a lower-ranked member of the House GOP leadership team, becomes the fourth Republican nominee in what has become an almost absurd cycle of political infighting since Kevin McCarthy's ouster as GOP factions jockey for power.

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