Mike Johnson signals he is not seeking leadership in HOUSE as a "Minority Leader" (GOP Conference)

 AP News.com/

Live/midterm-election 2026

10:30 a.m. Eastern

in his Shreveport district of

Louisiana -- Central Time Zone

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he will return to the back benches

after the new Majority Leader

Hakeem Jeffries (Dem. political

party) is in place. . . . . . .