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The House is expected to reconvene for floor votes on Wednesday afternoon as Republicans seek to elect the next speaker, three weeks after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position.
House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson to be their fourth speaker-designate in the last three weeks on Tuesday night. His nomination comes just hours after Majority Whip Tom Emmer withdrew as the speaker nominee after it became evident he could not secure the 217 votes needed on the floor.Johnson will face off against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries .
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