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"Heaven forbid": Johnson says he intends to remain GOP leader if Republicans lose majority
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBS News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “"Heaven forbid": Johnson says he intends to remain GOP leader if Republicans lose majority”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said he made a "tongue-in-cheek" comment last week that he could start a lawn business if the GOP loses the House majority, told CBS News' Robert Costa that he intends to stay on as a Republican leader if "heaven forbid" the GOP loses their majority…
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"Heaven forbid": Johnson says he intends to remain GOP leader if Republicans lose majority
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"Heaven forbid": Mike Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader
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