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President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing as the Louisiana Republican prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week.
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Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.
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Results of Louisiana's District 6 race between Quinten Anderson, Cleo Fields and Elbert Guillory.
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Results of key races and ballot measures in Louisiana's 2024 November elections.
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View live results for the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections.
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One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker's office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to prevent a federal government shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate.
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House Republicans are meeting Monday evening at the Capitol as the Speaker vacancy severely limits America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel. It’s not at all clear if ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy could seriously make a comeback, or if any other Republicans seeking the gavel — Louisiana's Steve Scalise or Ohio's Jim Jordan — can be elected speaker as their majority dissembles into infighting.
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A day after the House of Representatives' vote to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, Scalise and several other Republicans have announced bids to replace him.
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U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) is among several lawmakers who have announced bids for the Speaker role.
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Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas, according to a survey released earlier this year by the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance.