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US Midterm Elections 2026: Johnson, 54, had led the House since October 2023, when he emerged as a compromise candidate after weeks of Republican infighting following the ouster of his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.
OriginalWASHINGTON, United States — US House Speaker Mike Johnson will step down as Republican leader following his party’s crushing midterm election defeat, his spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday. Johnson, the highest-ranking Republican in the United States after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, is second in the line of presidential succession. Asked whether reports that Johnson would step aside were correct, his spokesman responded in a one-word email: “Accurate.” The Louisiana…
OriginalUS Midterm Elections 2026: Johnson, 54, had led the House since October 2023, when he emerged as a compromise candidate after weeks of Republican infighting following the ouster of his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.
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