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PHOTO: Rep. Mike Johnson is sworn in as Speaker of the House after being re-elected, on the first day of the 119th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 3, 2025. (Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE ...
Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the House on Friday after two GOP holdouts decided to change their votes before the second round of voting was set to begin.. It was a high-stakes election ...
Additionally, the speaker is second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the president pro tempore of the Senate. [2] The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position ...
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he is in his fifth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017.
What Johnson’s critics say. Johnson has become the nation’s 56th House speaker in large part because he happened to be the last one standing when his fellow House Republicans reached a point ...
Newly elected Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La, is sworn in after being elected to the speakership on Oct. 25, 2023. Johnson was the fourth candidate nominated by the GOP for the role ...
PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to Rep. Dusty Johnson during the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol Jan. 3, 2025, in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty ...
Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House speaker after McCarthy’s ousting. The Louisiana House member played a key role in the 2020 election overturn attempt.