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All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

The boos and cheers said it all during the vote for Mike Johnson, whose first speech as speaker was much more restrained.

Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot

‘As your laughter suggests, this is probably not going to happen, but it’s being floated and we just report the news here,’ Ali Vitali says

‘I am not going to make an Endorsement in this race, because I COULD NEVER GO AGAINST ANY OF THESE FINE AND VERY TALENTED MEN,’ Trump says even as he urges GOP to ‘GET IT DONE, FAST!’

​Weeks of infighting among House Republicans opened a lane for their fourth-round draft pick to claim the gavel Wednesday.

Bitter infighting over the powerful position has created a struggle to find a consensus candidate

Johnson, from Louisiana, is the fourth hopeful for the job amid continued in-fighting among Republicans.

House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel.