WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) to remain in his post, moving Wednesday to unify GOP lawmakers and avoid a replay of the leadership drama that dragged down the party over the past two years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.

Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise form Louisiana's most powerful partnership in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives.