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Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice

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.

Qutub Singh Negi has been named as one of the eight people confirmed to have died from the super fog pile up in Louisiana

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

Louisiana congressman is solid part of party’s right wing and played role assisting Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election

The Louisiana conservative won US House speakership after unanimous support from Republicans, ending weeks of infighting

A massive intrusion of salt water into the Mississippi River has left the tap water in several Louisiana communities unsafe to drink and could threaten the New Orleans metropolitan area. The most visible emergency response is the provision of bottled water, with authorities distributing huge quantities of single-serving plastic water…

Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights, and led an effort to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states