After spending three weeks plumbing the depths of a chaotic power vacuum, House Republicans seem to have finally found their man.
And while the selection of Representative Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, as speaker offers immediate relief from an exhausting, internecine process, his elevation does little to address the underlying conflict that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s demise.
While far from a household name, even by congressional standards, Mr. Johnson is well situated to bridge a divided conference.
Mr. Johnson is not your prototypical party leader, and his mere candidacy sent many in Washington scrambling for their Congressional Directory.
And in some ways this was the point — a clean break from the Mr. McCarthy mold of speaker as pure political animal.
Persons:
Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy’s, Johnson, Jim Jordan of, McCarthy
Organizations:
Republicans, Louisiana Republican, Republican, Committee, Congressional
Locations:
Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Washington