WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will keep his job in the next Congress. The House Republican conference unanimously re-elected him to the top spot on Wednesday. President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Johnson saying he was “with him all the way.”

The first test will come Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections that will establish the new power centers for a Washington dominated by President-elect Donald Trump.

House Republicans are set to have some surprises in their internal leadership elections for the 119th Congress on Wednesday, along with several competitive races for lower-ranking leadership

House Republicans on Wednesday selected Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain as the next Republican conference chair, bringing a whirlwind race for the conference’s fourth-ranking leadership post to a close. The pick came during an hours-long meeting in which House Republicans also again nominated Mike Johnson,

Meanwhile, McClain had support from a wide range of the Republican Conference, from House Freedom Caucus members to rank-and-file national security hawks. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

Michigan U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, an ally of Trump, was elected chair of the House Republican Conference, the No. 4 position in House GOP leadership.

U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain on Wednesday became the 4th highest-ranking member of Republican leadership in the U.S. House with her election as chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, which represents the entire GOP caucus in the chamber.

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) is set to replace House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as the chamber's No. 4 Republican. Why it matters: McClain will be the highest-ranking new face in House GOP leadership,