# Mike Johnson will not remain House Republican leader after GOP losses

https://mins.news/en/item/129253

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 15:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-speaker-mike-johnson-republican-leader-gop-losses-rcna607434

> The day after Democrats won a House majority, Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told staff on a call this morning that he would not continue as Republican leader in the new Congress, according to four people on the call.

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