Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 4:25 PM
Mike Johnson Won’t Seek Re-Election as House Leader After GOP Midterm Losses
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House Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican aides that he would step down, according to a person familiar with the comments, after the party suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections.
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