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CBSIt’s been more than three weeks since Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was told to pack up his things as House Speaker. Now, after 21 days of fresh nominees for the job either backing out or lacking the popularity to get the job done, House Republicans finally managed to come together on Wednesday and unanimously vote to elect a new Speaker. And that person is… Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA).“He is the most generic sounding congressional leader since the election of Speaker James Kirkland...

“Johnson is now second in line to the presidency,” Stephen Colbert reminded viewers—then tried to figure out who the new House Speaker actually is.