Rep. Mike Johnson’s rise to speaker of the House: Letters
The Issue: The House’s election of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker after the seat was vacant for three weeks. The expression “the cream always rises to the top” — sometimes…
Calls grow to elect McHenry temporary House speaker
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives, awaits the vote on a new speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Oct.…
Former OSU wrestlers say Jim Jordan shouldn’t be House speaker
U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is vying for the position of Speaker of the House, walks to a House Republican Conference meeting as Republicans work towards electing a new…
Israel-Hamas war puts pressure on Republicans to select House speaker
Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives this week after the worst attack on Israel…
House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty…
Absurd, attention-seeking Matt Gaetz is the GOP’s John Fetterman
The Matt Gaetz moment is upon us, and unless you enjoy politics as absurdist theater, you might want to skip it. The bomb-throwing Republican congressman from Florida, who has hitherto…
Damar Hamlin shows the best of us, Congress not so much
In the news business, reporters track stories independently and don’t generally see common ground, except in retrospect. The two big stories over the past week were the battle for the…
GOP leader McCarthy loses second round of voting for U.S. House speaker
WASHINGTON — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy failed again to secure enough support for his bid to become U.S. House speaker during the chamber’s second vote of the day. During two…