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Republican US House speaker to step down after midterm rout
WASHINGTON, 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 Republican told staff of his decision Wednesday morning, a day after Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress in a sweeping rejection of Trump’s party and his policies. […]...Keep on reading: Republican US House speaker to step down after midterm rout
WASHINGTON, 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 Republican told staff of his decision Wednesday morning, a day after Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress in a sweeping rejection of Trump’s party and his policies. […]...
Keep on reading: Republican US House speaker to step down after midterm rout
Keep on reading: Republican US House speaker to step down after midterm rout
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