{
  "id": 18140981,
  "title": "Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/speaker-mike-johnson-wont-run-for-minority-leader-setting-up-gop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:19:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6197725-mike-johnson-gop-house-minority-leader/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Minority files motion to review Speaker’s ruling on drug seizures inquiry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/minority-files-motion-to-review-speakers-ruling-on-drug-seizures",
        "published": "2026-11-04T13:39:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}