Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio

A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now

October 25, 2023 · Politics

When Representative Mike Johnson arrived in Congress in 2017, he received an important piece of advice from a fellow Louisianan, Representative Steve Scalise. “Be careful about your early…

The Humiliation of Kevin McCarthy

January 4, 2023 · Politics

Shortly before 4 p.m.yesterday, Kevin McCarthy, the man who desperately wanted to be House speaker, had just suffered two brutally public rejections in a row. For some reason,…