Was It Worth It, Kevin McCarthy? McCarthy’s fundamental hollowness, as he knelt before Donald Trump and his party’s far-right wing, ultimately proved to be his undoing.
Mike Johnson's Rise to Speaker Cements Far-Right Takeover of GOP After their party was decimated in the 2008 elections, mainstream Republican leaders believed they could harness rising far-right populist forces. Instead, they were overrun by them.
Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? Mike Johnson Is About to Find Out. Kevin McCarthy was just the latest in a series of Republican speakers and speaker wannabes who faced revolts. Speaker Mike Johnson should take note.