After more than a week, we are still building an impression of the new House speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson. Moderates like me, and others to my left, will not find much common ground with the Republican from northwest Louisiana on issues. Nonetheless, I don’t want Johnson to fail. I want him to change. And there are hints that some of his Jurassic-age views may evolve. But one early move is truly distressing. He’s tied emergency […]

What Do We Think Of The New Speaker?
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