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Politics● LowNov 4 · Nov 4, 2026, 3:19 PM

Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on a staff call Wednesday that he will not run for minority leader, according to two GOP staffers, heading off what will likely be a bitter fight over the party’s future in the next Congress as Republicans reel from a seismic election defeat. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and…

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