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Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 4:59 AM

House Republicans torch each other over "brutal" midterms debacle

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

SHREVEPORT, La. — The GOP's election-night defeat has unleashed a wave of finger-pointing inside the House Republican conference, with members questioning whether Speaker Mike Johnson or any of the other top deputies can survive next week's leadership elections.Why it matters: Johnson spent months insisting Republicans would defy the odds and keep the House. But after losing the majority, he cast the defeat as all but inevitable, an explanation unlikely to satisfy Republicans ready for a new leadership slate.One House Republican told Axios that every member of GOP leadership will face a challe

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