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Mike Johnson not running to lead House GOP after historic midterm losses

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Mike Johnson, the current Speaker of the House and a Republican from Louisiana, has announced that he will not lead the House Republicans after their losses in the recent midterm elections. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning during an all-staff call. This decision comes shortly after Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chairman and a Republican from Ohio, declared his intention to run for minority leader. Johnson's unexpected rise to power started last October when he became Speaker following Kevin McCarthy's ouster.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced he would not seek to become House Minority Leader after significant Democratic gains in Tuesday's midterms resulted in Republicans losing control of the House. This decision was communicated privately to his staff on Wednesday morning. With this move, Ohio Republican Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, has emerged as a leading contender for the minority leader position, likely facing competition from Steve Scalise, R-La., who has been actively supporting fellow Republicans and is a strong fundraiser for their party.

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The speaker's remarkable rise to power began with his ascension from relative obscurity to win the gavel in October 2023, following the ouster of ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. This story is breaking and will be updated.

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🔮 The development comes shortly after it became public that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will mount a bid to be minority leader next year.

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Mike Johnson not running to lead House GOP after historic midterm losses · assertive framing

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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., does not plan to lead House Republicans in the next Congress after his razor-thin majority dissolved under a tidal wave of Democrat victories. asserted

majority → plan → victories

Johnson revealed the news on an all-staff call on Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital is told by two sources. asserted

Digital → reveal → sources

The development comes shortly after it became public that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will mount a bid to be minority leader next year. asserted

Jordan → come → bid

It's not immediately clear how far in advance Johnson's call was planned. asserted

call → plan → advance

story → begin → McCarthy

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