Rep. Mike Johnson Picked as New GOP Speaker-Designate: ‘We’re Going to Serve the People’

House Republicans picked Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as their fourth speaker nominee Tuesday evening, as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) dropped out of the race just hours after his designation earlier in the day. Mr. Johnson has the necessary 217 votes to become speaker, according to Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). “Democr...