Mike Johnson to Step Down as Top House Republican in Wake of Election Loss

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on March 6, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is no longer going to be the top Republican in the House soon.

Johnson will not run to be the Republican House leader in the next Congress, a spokesman told The Epoch Times in an email on Nov. 4.

It’s not clear who will succeed Johnson, who has been speaker since 2023.

This is a breaking story that will be updated.

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