Can President Mike Johnson govern?
Can President Mike Johnson govern?
After three weeks of pointless but embarrassing intrigue, House Republicans have finally found a consensus candidate for speaker. Congratulations to the 51-year-old Louisiana representative. Mike Johnsonwho, with 220 votes to 209, won the unenviable task of herding the cats, snakes and peacocks in the GOP menagerie on Wednesday.
The question is whether disaffected Republicans will let him govern in a way they denied his ousted predecessor, Kevin McCarthy. It won’t take long to find out. Government funding expires on November 17, and America’s friends in Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan need military help to defend themselves.
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