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Johnson retains speakership, faces narrow GOP majority
It was a dramatic beginning to the 119th Congress as Republicans prepare for unified control in Washington. Despite a handful of initial holdouts, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was re-elected speaker on the first ballot. He will now have to wrangle the narrow Republican majority to implement President-elect Trump’s agenda. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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