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New House speaker Mike Johnson tried to help overturn 2020 election, raising concerns about next one

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta, on the newest of 2 developments

Republican Rep. Mike Johnson spearheaded a legal brief in support of an unsuccessful lawsuit trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

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  1. Mike Johnson played a central role in trying to overturn the 2020 election results

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

  2. Newest

    New House speaker Mike Johnson tried to help overturn 2020 election, raising concerns about next one

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

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  1. Seattle Times

    New House speaker played leading role in effort to overturn 2020 election (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Mike Johnson recruited House Republicans to back a lawsuit to overturn the results and was a key architect of GOP objections to certifying Biden’s victory.

  2. NBC News

    GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Johnson, the latest Republican nominee for House speaker, led an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in four battleground states.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The new speaker of the U.S. House had a key role in trying to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election win.

  4. Triblive

    New U.S. House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try to subvert the will of the voters if they remain in power despite safeguards enacted

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    New House speaker Mike Johnson tried to help overturn 2020 election, raising concerns about next one (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Republican Rep. Mike Johnson spearheaded a legal brief in support of an unsuccessful lawsuit trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Mike Johnson played a central role in trying to overturn the 2020 election results (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The new House Speaker worked behind the scenes after the 2020 election to boost Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in office through a long-shot court challenge.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.