Ask The Expert: What happens now that the House has a new speaker?

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It turns out the fourth time is the charm for the House of Representatives as they finally elect a new Speaker of the House for the first time since they tossed out Kevin McCarthy from the job.

The House voted to give the gavel to Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson, so the work of the House can move forward.

On today's Ask The Expert, Dr. Thomas Gray joined us. He's an associate political science professor at UT Dallas.

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