After a dramatic speaker vote, Mike Johnson re-elected US House speaker in narrow margin following internal dissent and two surprise vote flips

Republican Mike Johnson has been reelected as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. He won on a first ballot with 218 votes, narrowly avoiding a multiday vote and humiliation. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, promised to "drastically cut back the size and scope of government" in his first speech as Speaker. Two Republican lawmakers, Kentucky's Thomas Massie and Minnesota's Tom Emmer, initially voted against Johnson, but later changed their votes to support him. Johnson's narrow win suggests that he will have a tight margin of control in Congress, and may face continued opposition from conservative lawmakers.