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House Republicans Finally Pick A Speaker. Who Is Mike Johnson?

On Wednesday, after a three-week battle in the US House of Representatives, Republicans voted in a new House speaker to replace ousted speaker Kevin McCarthy. Bloomberg congressional editor <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVTFhXksqNk/megan-scully">Megan Scully</a> joins this episode to answer the question people inside Washington and around the US are now asking: Who is Mike Johnson? Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-25/what-to-know-about-trump-backed-speaker-candidate-mike-johnson">What to Know About Trump-Backed Speaker Mike Johnson</a> Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: <a href="https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK">https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK</a>  Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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