Republicans eye breakthrough in quest for US speaker

WASHINGTON -- After weeks of chaos and vicious infighting, US Republicans were hopeful Wednesday that the party can finally rally round its latest nominee for House speaker -- a staunch Donald Trump ally who spearheaded legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Like his three colleagues, Johnson was nominated in an internal party ballot -- but did not face the bitter opposition that stymied the others, who dropped out one-by-one as they failed to muster enough support to win on the House floor. The desperation of Republicans to move on will also weigh heavily in Johnson's favor, although winning the speaker's gavel still presents a sizable challenge as he can only afford to lose four of his fellow Republicans.A junior member of the leadership as the conference vice chairman, Johnson entered the House of Representatives in 2017, having stirred controversy with legislation seen as anti-gay in Louisiana state politics.

ABC News asked Johnson late Tuesday about the filing, which the Supreme Court declined to adjudicate, but he merely replied "next question" as his colleagues began jeering. That compromise would likely involve giving stand-in speaker Patrick McHenry the full powers of the office for a few months.

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