Mike Johnson Wins the Vote for House Speaker on First Ballot

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🗓️ 3 January 2025

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 3. After some last-minute drama, incumbent Mike Johnson won the first vote for House speaker. Siobhan Hughes, who covers Congress for the Wall Street Journal, tells us how this sets the tone for this Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. And President Joe Biden has blocked a sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel. WSJ reporter Bob Tita discusses where U.S. Steel goes from here. Plus, we talk with health reporter Brianna Abbott about why the U.S. surgeon general wants to put warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.3	After some late drama, Mike Johnson is elected as Speaker of the House on the first ballot,
0:38.6	and President Biden blocks the sale of U.S. steel to Japan's Nippon Steel.
0:43.2	This is a signal that the U.S. government is becoming more protectionist, less open to foreign
0:50.8	business investment, particularly as it relates to foreign companies buying U.S.
0:56.9	companies.
0:57.9	Plus, the U.S. Surgeon General wants to add labels to alcoholic beverages warning that they cause cancer.
1:04.3	It's Friday, January 3rd.
1:06.4	I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street Journal.
1:08.7	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:19.0	Incumbent Mike Johnson has won enough votes to remain House Speaker. He won on the first ballot. Johnson could only afford to lose one Republican vote, and three Republicans
1:28.5	initially voted for other candidates. But after Johnson huddled with two of the holdouts,
1:33.2	they changed their votes, bringing Johnson's total to the 218 he needed to win.
1:38.2	Therefore, the Honorable Mike Johnson of the state of Louisiana, having received a majority
1:43.3	of the votes cast, is duly elected Speaker of the state of Louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected
1:45.8	Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.
1:51.5	Shavon Hughes, who covers Congress for the Wall Street Journal, joins me now from the Capitol.
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