Three weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the job, Republicans put aside their differences for long enough to appoint his replacement.
After 23 days of paralysis, four nominees and multiple backroom brawls, Congress finally has a new House Speaker, electing a Donald Trump ally who backed the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Representative Mike Johnson speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker at a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington.The move ends an unprecedented period in Washington, in which Congress was unable to pass legislation, approve more funding for Israel or Ukraine, or provide Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a platform to give a joint address as part of his state visit to Washington this week.
Johnson’s appointment came after Republican infighting resulted in three other nominees being blocked from becoming Speaker. In the weeks since McCarthy was ousted by a small group of rebels in his ranks, Majority House leader Steve Scalise, House Judiciary chairman Jim Jordan and Minnesota moderate Tom Emmett were all nominated to replace him, but each withdrew after they couldn’t find the 217 votes needed to become Speaker through a full vote on the floor of the House.
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