Mike Johnson struggles in first bid to retain speakership

UPDATE: During a long break, Mike Johnson managed to convince Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Keith Self (R-TX) to change their votes, returning him to the speakership.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) had hoped to win the speakership easily in the first round of voting.

It did not go according to plan, however.

In the first vote, Johnson's first bid for the speakership initially came up short,

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In total, Rep.