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Mike Johnson Becomes the Speaker of the Whole House. For Now.
The notion that the speaker serves the whole House is often tossed around, but rarely the case. While the position is established in the Constitution and under longstanding House rules entails presiding over the entire institution, the speaker has historically played a highly political role, installed by the majority party to ruthlessly execute its will and legislative agenda. But circumstances have changed. Representative Mike Johnson can now, for better or worse, truly lay claim to being...
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GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson is kidding himself about his leadership
House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday morning that he has the House under control and a rosy future ahead of him. “I plan to lead this conference in the future,” Johnson told reporters, adding that he has “plans for the next Congress.” Good luck with that, Mr. Speaker. Johnson hopes hinge on the continued support of Donald Trump, and we all know how that goes. The harsh reality for Johnson is that he has failed at everything the speaker is supposed to do—raise money, hold the...