House speaker Mike Johnson tried to help overturn 2020 election
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New House speaker has a plan to avoid a shutdown—and to overhaul the civil service - Government Executive
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Republicans select fourth US House speaker nominee in two weeks
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House Speaker: Johnson Elected Speaker of the House, Ending Weeks of Chaos - The New York Times
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Republican Mike Johnson has secured enough votes to become House speaker
Mike Johnson elected House speaker with broad Republican support
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Louisiana's Mike Johnson elected speaker of the US House, Local Politics
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Johnson, staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker
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The Challenges Facing House Speaker Mike Johnson - The New York Times
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Mike Johnson Elected as New House Speaker, Putting an End to Weeks of Gridlock