Mike Johnson Steps Down as House Speaker After GOP Loses Majority

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House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek the House minority leader post after Republicans lost their majority in Tuesday's midterm elections, a source said Wednesday. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who held a narrow 218-214 majority for three years, announced his decision to staff Wednesday morning. Democrats swept control of both the House and Senate, a repudiation of Republican leadership under President Donald Trump. An internal party election for a new leader is expected next week, with conservative Jim Jordan of Ohio anticipated to announce his candidacy later Wednesday. Johnson had campaigned on expanding the Republican majority.


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