U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill, APA reports citing Reuters.
Johnson won reelection with 218 votes - the minimum number needed. Republicans control the chamber by a razor-thin 219-215 majority.
Following the vote, Johnson vowed to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which are due to expire this year and roll back regulations.
"We're going to drastically cut back the size and scope of government," he said.
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