
(FILES) US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 11, 2025. According to US media reports on November 4, 2026, US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, will not stay on as Republican leader after steep GOP losses in the midterm elections. Democrats seized control of the US Congress on November 3, capturing the Senate and House of Representatives in a stunning, nationwide rejection of Donald Trump set to put the brakes on the final two years of his presidency. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

