Mike Johnson elected speaker of US House as Trump's Republicans unite behind him
The vote was an early test of the party's ability to hang together as it advances Trump's agenda of tax cuts and border enforcement.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media, following a meeting with fellow Republicans on the day where a potential government shutdown looms during the holidays, after a spending bill backed by US President-elect Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives, on Capitol Hi(photo credit: Nathan Howard/Reuters)ByREUTERS
