Republicans have chosen Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest nominee for House speaker
Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker desperate to unite their fractious majority and end the chaos, just hours after an earlier pick abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from Donald Trump. 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.
McCarthy, who was not on the ballot, won a surprising 43 votes. “Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system,” Johnson said afterward, Scalise standing behind him. “We're going to restore your trust in what we do here.” One idea circulating, first reported by NBC News, was to reinstall McCarthy as speaker with hardline Rep. Jim Jordan in a new leadership role. It was being pitched as a way to unite the conference, lawmakers said, but many said it would not fly.
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