Republican US House speaker to step down after midterm rout

Inquirer.net - Nov 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States — US House Speaker Mike Johnson will step down as Republican leader following his party’s crushing midterm election defeat, his spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday. Johnson, the highest-ranking Republican in the United States after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, is second in the line of presidential succession. Asked whether reports

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