Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
By Liswa Macaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri and Kevin FrekingAssociated Press Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA-4) as House speaker on Oct. 25, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Johnson, 51, of Louisiana, swept through on the