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Trumpist Mike Johnson is the US House speaker. There’s plenty to fear

The newly elected speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, had a leading role in trying to overturn the 2020 election

The Guardian - US

Who is Mike Johnson? An ardent conservative who embraces far-right policies

The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.

WEKU

Trump-backed Mike Johnson elected House speaker after 22 days - live

New Speaker Mike Johnson is a hard-right Christian conservative opposed to LGBT+ and reproductive rights

The Independent UK

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Will the GOP’s House speaker battle matter in 2024? - Roll Call

At a minimum, a three-week fight over House speaker was a distraction from Republican efforts to focus attention on President Joe Biden.

Roll Call

Thursday briefing: Mike Johnson is the new House of Representatives’ speaker, but for how long?

After much ado, the GOP made their choice – a leading figure in the Republican attempt to overturn the 2020 election – but he faces the same bind as his predecessor

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: US mass shooting kills at least 16; Sydney woman found dead identified; and Gen Z want less sex on screen

A man is reported to have opened fire at a bowling alley and bar in Maine’s second-largest city of Lewiston in the US

The Guardian - AU

The speaker of the U.S. House nobody knows, Mike Johnson

I’ve been covering Congress for years, and I never heard of the man who was elected speaker on Wednesday, writes Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet.

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The Hindu

Republicans slammed for booing reporter asking about overturning 2020 election

One lawmaker told the reporter to ‘shut up’

The Independent UK

Johnson cements "extreme MAGA takeover"

Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

Salon

Mike Johnson’s speaker win reveals the iron grip Trump still has on Republicans

The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson helped Trump on January 6 - now he’s a threat to democracy

Louisiana congressman known as ‘Maga Mike’, elected House speaker Wednesday, is staunch Trump supporter and election denier

The Guardian - US

Morning Mail: Albanese meets Biden, low-carb beer warning, Maxwell blitzes Dutch in record century

Trump fined for ‘blatant disobeyal’ of a gag order while in Gaza the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the hour, the UN says

The Guardian - AU

New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority

After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight Republicans joining all 208 voting Democrats to “vacate the chair,” what followed was weeks of uncertainty. Until conservative Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of…

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The Guardian - US

Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson

The relatively little-known Louisiana Republican has been thrust into the spotlight and the attention has fallen on his extreme beliefs

Evening Standard

Candidate favoured by Donald Trump is elected US House speaker to end political chaos

Mike Johnson elected as the fourth Republican nominee after weeks of political infighting

The Independent UK

Biden unconcerned over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s election subversion record

The president’s answer came just minutes after Mr Johnson was elected speaker of the House

Salon

Republicans compared to "The Shining"

In a recent segment of "The View," host Alyssa Farah Griffin gets horror vibes from a Republican press conference

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The Independent UK

Trump shares screenshot of private texts from House speaker candidate

Chuck Fleischmann said ‘all five’ House Speaker candidates were backing Donald Trump

Reason

Mike Johnson Is the Unlikely New Speaker of the House

Johnson is a relative newcomer to Congress who has never even chaired a committee, and he is a close ally of former President Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

House finally has a speaker as Mike Johnson wins after weeks of chaos

Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights and led an amicus brief to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states

Chicago Sun-Times

House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing

Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker

All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.

Roll Call

In a raucous vote, House GOP picks a mild-mannered speaker

The boos and cheers said it all during the vote for Mike Johnson, whose first speech as speaker was much more restrained.

The Guardian - US

Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos

Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot

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