House Speaker Mike Johnson Won’t Run for Minority Leader
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House Speaker Mike Johnson Won’t Run for Minority Leader

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 4, 20261 min
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Here's your midday brief for Wednesday, November 4. I'm Alex Oceola for The Wall Street Journal. House Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for minority leader following Republicans' election night losses.

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The journal has learned that Johnson announced his decision on an all-staff call this morning after speaking with President Trump. A person familiar with the matter says the current number two Republican in-house leadership, Steve Scalise, is launching his bid to become the top House Republican.

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Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan is also expected to run for the position. U.S. stocks are surging as investors react to Democrats' sweeping of both chambers of Congress. The Dow jumped more than 1,000 points in morning trading, while the S&P 500 was up 1.6 percent

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