After weeks of bitter infighting, Republicans united to fill the key role in US politics.
Republican Mike Johnson has been elected US House of Representatives speaker, the second-most powerful job in Washington, after weeks of party infighting left the country's political system in chaos.and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
There were 220 votes for Johnson and 209 votes for Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. There was unanimous GOP support behind Johnson.Mike Johnson is congratulated after he was elected as the new US House speaker. The vote capped off a chaotic day that started with Republicans picking Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer to be their latest nominee only for him to drop out hours later after facing stiff resistance from the right flank of the conference and a rebuke from Trump.
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