Speaker Mike Johnson Wins GOP Nomination to Remain in Job, Faces Full House Vote in New Year

By Associated Press

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November 13, 2024

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., touts Republican wins as he meets with reporters on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Congress returns to work this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session — that period between Election Day and the end of the two-year congressional term. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.

While Johnson has no serious challenger, he faces dissent within his ranks, particularly from hard-right conservatives and the Freedom Caucus withholding their votes as leverage to extract promises ahead.

Trump told House Republicans, during the president-elect’s first trip back to Washington since the party swept the 2024 election, that he’s with the speaker all the way, according to a person familiar with the remarks but unauthorized to discuss the private meeting near the Capitol.

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