U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the latest House Republican nominee for House Speaker, looks back and talks to colleagues seated behind him, including former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), prior to another round of voting to pick a new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S.
Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker 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.Posted: Oct 25, 2023 1:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago
Rep. Mike Johnson secured enough votes to be elected U.S. House Speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as U.S. 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.
Johnson of Louisiana swept on the first ballot with support from all Republicans anxious to put the past weeks of tumult behind them and get on with the business of governing. A lower-ranked member of the House Republican Party leadership team, Johnson emerged as the fourth Republican nominee in what has become a cycle of political infightingWhile not the party's top choice for the gavel, the deeply religious and even-keeled Johnson has few foes and an important Republican Party backer: Donald Trump.
"I think he's gonna be a fantastic speaker," Trump said Wednesday at the New York courthouse where the former president, who is now the Republican front-runner for president in 2024, is on trial over a lawsuit alleging business fraud.
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