After the US Midterm Elections: Changes at the Top of the House of Representatives

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Following the Republican Party's sweeping defeat in the midterm elections, House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to end his term and pass the gavel to the new Democratic majority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, according to Kikar HaShabbat.

Johnson will not run for the position of Republican minority leader, according to a source quoted by the Reuters news agency and according to Israel Hayom. The decision comes after the Democrats gained control of Congress, and the Republicans are expected to move into the opposition in the House of Representatives.

According to Haaretz, Jeffries, who is expected to succeed Johnson, promises to fight the cost of living and to intensify oversight of the Trump administration. According to Haaretz, a challenge awaits him in keeping the caucus united, and he may become the first Black Speaker of the House of Representatives.