Rep. Mike Johnson - a relatively unknown, staunchly conservative Republican from Louisiana - was elected speaker Wednesday by the full House on a first vote.
Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., gestures during voting for the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy was removed as speaker in an unprecedented vote earlier this month, after failing to withstand a rebellion among far-right dissidents over his support of a bill to avert a government shutdown. Since then, Rep. Jim Jordan , Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer have each tried and failed to secure the 217 votes needed to become speaker of the GOP-controlled House.
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