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Mike Johnson helped Trump on January 6 - now he’s a threat to democracy

Louisiana congressman known as ‘Maga Mike’, elected House speaker Wednesday, is staunch Trump supporter and election denier

The Guardian - US

New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority

After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight Republicans joining all 208 voting Democrats to “vacate the chair,” what followed was weeks of uncertainty. Until conservative Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of…

The Conversation

Mike Johnson Is the Unlikely New Speaker of the House

Johnson is a relative newcomer to Congress who has never even chaired a committee, and he is a close ally of former President Donald Trump.

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House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing

Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker

All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.

The Texas Tribune

OPINION - Open revenge, payback and blood hatred in the race for Speaker of the House: this is Republican politics

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

Evening Standard

In a raucous vote, House GOP picks a mild-mannered speaker

The boos and cheers said it all during the vote for Mike Johnson, whose first speech as speaker was much more restrained.

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Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos

Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot

The Guardian - US

MSNBC host can’t contain laughter as McCarthy mulls new speaker bid

‘As your laughter suggests, this is probably not going to happen, but it’s being floated and we just report the news here,’ Ali Vitali says

The Independent UK

Trump congratulates speaker nominee Mike Johnson after slamming Emmer

‘I am not going to make an Endorsement in this race, because I COULD NEVER GO AGAINST ANY OF THESE FINE AND VERY TALENTED MEN,’ Trump says even as he urges GOP to ‘GET IT DONE, FAST!’

The Independent UK

Johnson elected speaker for remainder of 118th Congress - Roll Call

Weeks of infighting among House Republicans opened a lane for their fourth-round draft pick to claim the gavel Wednesday.

Roll Call

Republican turmoil deepens as GOP picks Mike Johnson as fourth US House Speaker nominee

Bitter infighting over the powerful position has created a struggle to find a consensus candidate

Evening Standard

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson as latest US House Speaker candidate

Johnson, from Louisiana, is the fourth hopeful for the job amid continued in-fighting among Republicans.

Al Jazeera

Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House

House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.

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France 24

Republican withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning internal nomination

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel.

The Independent UK

‘Bandaid on an open chest wound’: Democrats mock latest speaker chaos

Republicans told their failure to pick a speaker is ‘a national security issue’ and a ‘circular back-stabbing match’

Salon

Another one bites the dust: Emmer is out

Former President Donald Trump derided the Minnesota Republican as a "RINO" om Truth Social after his nomination

The Independent UK

Christie lashes out at House GOP ‘embarrassment’ over speaker chaos

GOP candidate has taken to brutal criticism of his party’s Trump-aligned right wing

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Salon

GOP has third speaker nominee in 3 weeks

The Minnesota Republican received fewer votes for speaker than Rep. Jim Jordan got in his failed bid

Roll Call

Hern out of speaker race, endorses Johnson - Roll Call

Shortly after filing to make another run for speaker, Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., dropped out and instead endorsed Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La.

The Texas Tribune

Texans Pete Sessions, Roger Williams both out in whirlwind day to pick U.S. speaker

Sessions dropped out of the race after a first round of voting within the Republican conference. Williams entered the race after the apparent front-runner, Tom Emmer of Minnesota, failed to reach the 217-vote threshold, but later on Tuesday evening and the Texas lawmaker was also out.

Al Jazeera

Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee?

The 221-member Republican majority in the House have gathered in a closed-door session to vote on a nominee.

The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy dismissed Liz Cheney warning before January 6, book says

Adam Kinzinger, another anti-Trump Republican, details exchange – and ‘shoulder checks’ from McCarthy – in new memoir

The Guardian - US

Jim Jordan’s dizzying fall bodes an even more broken Republican party to come

While Trump hurtles to the Republican nomination, his party’s representatives in Congress feud and backstab

The Guardian - US

House still without speaker as Republicans fail yet again to unify

Tom Emmer – the third nominee in three weeks – drops out of race just hours after winning nomination

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