Trump's Endorsement Bolsters Mike Johnson in Bid for House Speaker

These articles report on Donald Trump's endorsement of Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House of Representatives. The endorsement was made ahead of the Speaker election, and Trump described Johnson as a "good, hard working, religious man". Trump's endorsement is seen as a boost to Johnson's continued leadership, as he had faced opposition and his leadership had seemed in jeopardy following a fight over a federal funding plan that put the government at risk of a pre-Christmas shutdown.