The same wing of the GOP that ousted Kevin McCarthy is skeptical of Johnson ... Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas — initially voted against ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — This time was supposed to be different.
Republicans in the House of Representatives cheered the re-election of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during the first round of votes on Friday, after successfully avoiding the lengthy speaker vote process that former Speaker Kevin McCarthy,