Washington, D.C. - Election of Speaker of the House of Representatives - Mike Johnson

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Newly elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson holds the gavel at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2023. Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, vice chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Conference, was elected the new speaker of the House of Representatives in a vote by the full chamber Wednesday, putting a temporary halt to weeks of chaos as Republicans scrambled to find a replacement after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy.

(Xinhua/USA)