Mike Johnson falling short in speaker vote, in unity test for Trump's Republicans

What to know about the new Congress​

  • Rep. Mike Johnson was elected as House speakerduring the first round of ballots by a razor-thin margin of 218-215.
  • Three Republicans initially defected from Johnson: Reps. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Keith Self of Texas and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Norman and Self switched their votes to Johnson after briefly meeting with him.
  • Massie voted for Majority Whip Tom Emmer. Every House Democrat voted for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
  • NBCNews
 
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