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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson fought off a mini-GOP revolt today.

The Honorable Mike Johnson of the state of Louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast,

is duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.

NPR's Deirdre Walsh has details.

Johnson was narrowly re-elected Speaker on the first ballot.

Initially three Republicans voted against him, but he convinced two of them, Ralph Norman

of South Carolina and Keith South of Texas, to change their votes. After he won, Johnson vowed to

tackle a key priority his party focused on in the 2024 election. We will act quickly and we will

start by defending our nation's borders. That's the number one priority.

Because Republicans hold a narrow majority, Johnson could only afford one defection. The House

has to approve a package of rules for how the chamber will operate and then is expected to

turn to border security legislation later this month. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.

In the Golan Heights, in southwest Syria, residents say Israeli troops are raiding their

homes and villages. They say they worry this is the start of a land grab. Israel says it's

securing its own border. And PR's Hediel al-Shalshashi has more. Another village I went to,

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