Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, ending for now the weeks of political chaos in their majority.
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker
AP: Dems head toward House control, but GOP picks off seats
Disappointed Democrats headed Wednesday toward renewing their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority as they lost at least seven incumbents without ousting a single Republican lawmaker.