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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Saturday, January 4th, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today, House Speaker Mike Johnson has secured the speakership again. Plus, we head to New Orleans to get a sense of the last few days in a city after a terror attack.

And what the Surgeon General's advisory about alcohol and cancer means going forward.

House Speaker Mike Johnson won back his job for another term yesterday after a tight finish. He now has the

daunting task of trying to unify a fractured but potentially powerful group of Republican lawmakers,

anxious to implement President-elect Donald Trump's agenda upon his return to the White House later this month.

I'm grateful for this nomination. I'm grateful for this election for the confidence

this chamber has placed in me. It is the great honor of my life to serve this body with all of you.

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