The House Finally Has a Speaker

<p><i>Warning: this episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>After 21 days without a leader, and after cycling through four nominees, House Republicans have finally elected a speaker. They chose Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a hard-right conservative best known for leading congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election.</p><p>Luke Broadwater, a congressional reporter for The Times, was at the capitol when it happened.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/luke-broadwater?smid=pc-thedaily">Luke Broadwater</a>, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-republicans-speaker-vote-johnson.html?smid=pc-thedaily">The House elected Mike Johnson as speaker</a>, embracing a hard-right conservative.</li><li>Speaker Johnson previously<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/mike-johnson-2020-election-overturn.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> played a leading role</a> in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>