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Two Republican holdouts flip to reelect Mike Johnson as House speaker

Name: Two Republican holdouts flip to reelect Mike Johnson as House speaker
Uploaded: 2025-01-03T19:06:00-0500
Duration: 8 min 53 s
Description: The 119th Congress kicked off Friday with a contentious House speaker vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana kept the gavel after some back-and-forth in his party. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.

The 119th Congress kicked off Friday with a contentious House speaker vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana kept the gavel after some back-and-forth in his party. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.