Trump backer Mark Johnson elected speaker

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Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending weeks of chaos and Republican infighting on Capitol Hill. Mr Johnson's success in the hard-fought Speaker battle represents a victory for the ideologically right-wing, Trump-aligned faction of the Republican Party and a loss for its moderates, whose candidates struggled to gain traction among conservative representatives on Capitol Hill. (Picture: House Elects Mike Johnson Of Louisiana As Speaker. Picture credit: Getty Images)