Tag: Jordan, Jim (1964- )

Welcome, Speaker Johnson, to the Worst Job in Politics

He has inherited a dramatic, not to mention unwieldy, series of political challenges for the House itself, as well as for the fortunes of his G.O.P. caucus.

In Mike Johnson, Far-Right Republicans Find a Speaker They Can Embrace

The new speaker, Mike Johnson, is virtually unknown to most Americans, but he can be expected to press a hard-right social and fiscal agenda.

There’s Still No House Speaker. What Happens Now?

The House has been without a permanent speaker since Oct. 3. Here is how a new one could be elected, or how the process could go off the rails yet again.