Coverage dated November 12, 2024

Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel, winning nod from Trump

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections and will establish t

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Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be Trump's 'quarterback' - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Nov 12, 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections and will establish the new power centers in Congress for a Washington dominated by President-elect Donald Trump.
The Columbian
Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel, winning nod from Trump (opens The Columbian)
Published Nov 12, 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections and will establish t
Local News 8
Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be Trump's 'quarterback' (opens Local News 8)
Published Nov 12, 2024
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AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections and will establish the new power centers in Congress for a Washington dominated by Presid…

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