Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected new U.S. House speaker after weeks of chaos

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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected new U.S. House speaker after weeks of chaos

STORY: Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected next U.S. House speaker after weeks of chaos DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to elect the new speaker 2. various of Mike Johnson taking the gavel from U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries STORYLINE: Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, vice chairman of the U.S. House Republican conference, was elected the new House speaker in a full chamber vote Wednesday, bringing weeks of chaos to a momentary halt as Republicans struggled to find a replacement after the historical ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, the fourth Republican nominee, won the gavel by a vote of 220-209, with unanimous Republican support. Previous nominees -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer -- all failed to garner enough

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