‘High Noon’ for Speaker Johnson
Like the great cowboy movie starring Gary Cooper, Johnson wins over dozens of GOP rebels — with some friendly persuasion from President Trump.

High noon for Speaker Mike Johnson. That was the drama today on the floor of the House of Representatives, as Representative Michael Johnson was finally re-elected to be Speaker in the 119th Congress, by a vote of 218-215 — with a crucial last-minute assist from President-elect Trump.
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