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Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle
What's happening
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What we know
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La. ) said on a staff call Wednesday that he will not run for minority leader, according to two GOP staffers, heading off what will likely be a bitter fight over the party’s future in the next Congress as Republicans reel from a seismic election defeat.
Story timeline
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- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
House Speaker Mike Johnson won’t stay on as Republican leader after GOP losses
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as Republican leader after GOP losses
- Picked up by The Hill
Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle
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