Johnson, For Now
The new House? Just like the old House. Plus this week's links.
During the Speaker vote Friday, when Mike Johnson (temporarily, it turned out) didn’t have the votes, I said that we can ask Attorney General Gaetz and Speaker Johnson about Donald Trump’s clout with congressional Republicans. Clever, right? But soon after I said that, Trump got on the phone with the holdouts and they relented, allowing Johnson to win. …
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