Trump ally Mike Johnson re-elected US House Speaker

Republican secures votes after backroom deal quells brief party rebellion

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Mike Johnson Re-elected as House Speaker After Chaotic Vote

Mike Johnson persuaded enough holdouts on the right to keep his post, but the vote reflected the steep challenge he faces in governing a slim and fractious majority.
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Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin

Republican Mike Johnson could only lose two votes from his own party in his bid for speaker re-election, and he nearly did.
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Mike Johnson re-elected as House speaker after brief Republican revolt – live

Incumbent speaker swayed two members who initially voted against him, giving him 218 votes to win over Democrat Jeffries’ 215 votes. Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing ...
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Mike Johnson re-elected as House speaker

The House Republicans have voted to re-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as House speaker. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin and Garrett Haake report on Capitol Hill on how Johnson worked to flip opposition ...
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Speaker Mike Johnson re-elected to lead Republican-controlled House

The 119th Congress begins with Republican majorities in both chambers and a vote to re-elect Mike Johnson as House speaker.
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119th Congress set to begin with a House speaker vote to re-elect Mike Johnson

With the 119th Congress is set to begin, Republicans will take full control of the House and Senate for the first time since 2019 and face an early test in re-electing House Speaker Johnson with a ...
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Johnson facing thin margin of error for re-election as House speaker

NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports from Capitol Hill where House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing a thin margin of error for his bid to be re-elected as speaker.
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Mike Johnson fights for GOP votes to win House Speaker election

Even as President-elect Trump has said Speaker Mike Johnson has his “complete and total endorsement,” for re-election, Johnson is scrambling to lock down his own party's support, as he'll need ...
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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to remain as House Speaker

President-elect Trump rang in the new year at his Mar-a-Lago home, less than three weeks before Inauguration Day, telling reporters that he would attend President Carter’s funeral and reiterated ...
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