Newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled to give a talk at a Christian anti-transgender event held at a full-scale recreation of Noah's Ark

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Speaker of the House candidate Rep. Mike Johnson arrives for the Speaker candidate forum in the Longworth House Office Building on Monday, October 23, 2023.

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Meet Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House who introduced the national version of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law and played a key role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana at a hearing on Capitol Hill in July 2022.
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana at a hearing on Capitol Hill in July 2022.

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No stock trading, a hefty home mortgage, and more than $120,000 from Liberty University: Here's what we know about newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson's personal finances

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Rep. Mike Johnson after being elected speaker of the House on October 25, 2023.
Rep. Mike Johnson after being elected speaker of the House on October 25, 2023.

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New House Speaker Mike Johnson once wrote that homosexuality will lead to 'chaos and sexual anarchy'

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US Rep. Mike Johnson leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Speaker of the House finally elected, ending three weeks of leaderless chaos

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Rep. Mike Johnson, an ultraconservative and Trump loyalist, was voted in as the new speaker of the House. The Representative from Louisiana was the fourth nominee for the speakership after Rep.

House Republicans have a multimillion dollar fundraising problem with their newest speaker

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Rep. Mike Johnson surrounded by House Republicans speaks after being elected as the speaker nominee during a GOP conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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GOP Rep. Tom Emmer voted for a gay marriage bill in 2022. It may have cost him his bid for speaker.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer reacts as Rep. Elise Stefanik tallies votes as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Rep. Jim Jordan to Speaker of the House in the US Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Republicans shouted down a reporter and told her 'shut up' for asking their potential next House speaker about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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A group of House Republicans, including Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina (far right), surround Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana (center).

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