House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek minority leader role after midterm losses

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House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek minority leader role after midterm losses

Nov 4, 11 AM ET to Nov 5, 10 AM ET

43outlets carried it
🫏16 · 7 · 20🐘left · center · right
23 hourson the front pages
43front pages at once, at its peak
3 minof TV captions
8radio newscasts
23people retold it online
1fact-check

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Nov 4, 11 AM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
Nov 4, 11 AM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
Nov 4, 11 AM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
Nov 4, 4 PM ETpeak: on 43 front pages
Nov 5, 4 AM ETretold online by 23 people

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Nov 4, 11 AM to Nov 5, 10 AM ET (peak 43), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline, and a headline swapped for a new one between our hourly looks runs on to it. A gap means a look found the story gone from that front page. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

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✏️ 16 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

Axios (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson bows out of leadership after crushing House GOP defeat” → “Scalise, Jordan vie to lead House Republicans reeling from midterm rebuke”
Fox News (6 wordings): “Speaker Johnson bows out of House leadership race after historic midterm losses” → “Johnson not running to lead House GOP”
HuffPost (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson Will Not Run For House GOP Leader: Reports” → “Mike Johnson Won't Run For Minority Leader; Jim Jordan Announces Bid”
Just the News (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson will not seek to remain House GOP leader: reports” → “Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise jump into race to replace Mike Johnson: reports”
Newsmax (3 wordings): “Johnson Stepping Aside, Setting Up House GOP Leadership Fight” → “Jordan, Scalise Vie to Lead House GOP”
Newsweek (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson Makes Major Announcement After Republicans Lose House” → “Mike Johnson Steps Down as House GOP Leader After Midterm Loss”
PBS NewsHour (2 wordings): “Johnson won't seek reelection as House speaker after Republican wipeout” → “Johnson won't seek reelection as House leader after Republican wipeout”
Straight Arrow News (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson announces he will step aside from leadership after Democrats flip the House” → “Mike Johnson to step down as House speaker after Democrats win majority”
The Daily Caller (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson Not Running For Minority Leader After GOP Loses House Majority In Wipeout” → “Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise Set To Wrestle For Top House GOP Spot After Mike Johnson Steps Aside”
The Daily Signal (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson Won’t Remain In House Leadership After Big Midterm Losses” → “Mike Johnson’s Departure From GOP Leadership Sets Up Battle for Succession”
The Federalist (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson Isn’t Running For GOP House Leader. His Successor Can’t Be Another Useless Republican” → “2 Trending: Mike Johnson Isn’t Running For GOP House Leader. His Successor Can’t Be Another Useless Republican”
The Independent (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson to not seek reelection as House Republican leader” → “Speaker Mike Johnson to not seek reelection as House Republican leader after Democratic takeover”
The National Desk (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson to step aside as House GOP leader after Republicans lose control of Congress” → “Scalise, Jordan plan bids to lead House Republicans after Johnson steps aside”
The Western Journal (2 wordings): “Breaking: Mike Johnson Bows Out as House Republican Leader” → “Rep. Jim Jordan Launches Bid to Become House Minority Leader: Report”
USA Today (2 wordings): “House Speaker Mike Johnson won't seek leadership role after GOP's mounting midterm losses” → “House Speaker Mike Johnson won't seek leadership role after GOP losses”
Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses” → “Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses”

📰 Every outlet's headline 43left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson Will Not Run For House GOP Leader: Reports
Raw Story🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson quits leadership race as Jim Jordan set to run
The Daily Kos🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson runs scared from GOP leadership role
The New Republic🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson Quits Republican Leadership After Midterms Humiliation
Axios🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson bows out of leadership after crushing House GOP defeat
CBS News🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson won't seek new term as House GOP leader after losses
Los Angeles Times🕒 Nov 4, 2 PM ET Speaker Johnson won’t seek reelection as House Republican leader after party’s midterm losses
Mediaite🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson Says He Will Not Run For House Minority Leadership as Scalise, Jordan Throw Their Hats in the Ring
NBC News🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Speaker Johnson has told staff he will not run for minority leader after GOP midterm losses
NPR🕒 Nov 4, 2 PM ET Mike Johnson will step aside as top House Republican next Congress
PBS NewsHour🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Johnson won't seek reelection as House speaker after Republican wipeout
Semafor🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Johnson out as House Republican leader after GOP rout
The Independent🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson to not seek reelection as House Republican leader
The Washington Post🕒 Nov 4, 3 PM ET Mike Johnson won’t seek House minority leader position after midterm losses
USA Today🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET House Speaker Mike Johnson won't seek leadership role after GOP's mounting midterm losses
Yahoo News🕒 Nov 4, 2 PM ET Speaker Mike Johnson won't seek House leadership role after GOP losses
Bloomberg🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Speaker Johnson Won’t Stay On as GOP Leader After Midterm Rout
Chicago Tribune🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Speaker Mike Johnson won’t seek reelection as House Republican leader after party’s midterm wipeout
News Nation🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson won't seek GOP leadership after House loss
Newsweek🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson Makes Major Announcement After Republicans Lose House
Reuters🕒 Nov 4, 4 PM ET US House Speaker Johnson will not seek minority leadership post
Straight Arrow News🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson announces he will step aside from leadership after Democrats flip the House
The Hill🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle
Just the News🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson will not seek to remain House GOP leader: reports
The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 4, 3 PM ET Mike Johnson to Step Down as Top House Republican in Wake of Election Loss
The Washington Times🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Mike Johnson leaving leadership; Jim Jordan wants to head bruised House GOP
Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses
Breitbart🕒 Nov 4, 3 PM ET Ohio’s Jim Jordan to Run for House Minority Leader
Fox News🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Speaker Johnson bows out of House leadership race after historic midterm losses
IJR🕒 Nov 4, 3 PM ET Scalise Seeks House GOP Leader Post as Jordan Eyes Challenge
New York Post🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after Republicans lose House majority
Newsmax🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Johnson Stepping Aside, Setting Up House GOP Leadership Fight
OAN🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Mike Johnson not running for House leadership after GOP midterm losses
Red State🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Mike Johnson Makes Surprising Decision After GOP's Crushing Midterm Defeat
The Blaze🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Mike Johnson's leadership days are behind him — and the race is on to replace him
The Daily Caller🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson Not Running For Minority Leader After GOP Loses House Majority In Wipeout
The Daily Signal🕒 Nov 4, 11 AM ET Mike Johnson Won’t Remain In House Leadership After Big Midterm Losses
The Daily Wire🕒 Nov 4, 1 PM ET Mike Johnson Won’t Lead The GOP Minority — Two Republicans Are Trying To Replace Him So Far
The Federalist🕒 Nov 4, 2 PM ET Mike Johnson Isn’t Running For GOP House Leader. His Successor Can’t Be Another Useless Republican
The Gateway Pundit🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET JUST IN: House Speaker Mike Johnson Will Not Run for House Minority Leader After Midterm Bloodbath
The National Desk🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Mike Johnson to step aside as House GOP leader after Republicans lose control of Congress
The Post Millennial🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Jim Jordan to run for House Minority Leader as House Speaker Mike Johnson steps back
The Western Journal🕒 Nov 4, 12 PM ET Breaking: Mike Johnson Bows Out as House Republican Leader

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Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for House Minority Leader. Nov 5: told by 23 people
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