Mike Johnson is House Republicans’ next speaker.
The fourth-term Louisianan sailed to victory with 220 votes, more than the 215 he needed to be elected speaker on the House floor. The final vote on the first ballot was 220-209.
Johnson’s win marked a stunning turnaround after more than three weeks of chaotic limbo in the House following the ouster of former speaker Kevin McCarthy and the demise of three other failed speaker candidates.
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