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Johnson won't seek reelection as House speaker 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.

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

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