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Johnson won't seek reelection as House leader after Republican wipeout

It's a swift rise and fall for Mike Johnson, often seen as an accidental speaker, who nevertheless drew close to President Donald Trump and led the House GOP during a tumultuous era, with one of the slimmest majorities in modern times.

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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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Johnson won't seek reelection as House leader after Republican wipeout

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Mike Johnson Won’t Seek Re-Election as House Leader After GOP Midterm Losses

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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