Mike Johnson Loses His Grip on the House

“A year ago, Speaker Mike Johnson stood in front of a crowd of House Republicans chanting his name as if he were a championship quarterback,” the New York Times reports.

“Sleep-deprived after an overnight floor session, Mr. Johnson celebrated having rallied his party to pass its sweeping bill that cut taxes, slashed domestic spending and boosted immigration enforcement.”

Said Johnson: “Unified government — we did not want to waste that opportunity.”

“But that is exactly what some House Republicans say has happened in recent months as the speaker has been forced to delay or scrap crucial agenda items because of resistance in his ranks, upending his efforts to accomplish critical tasks as the party tries to preserve its fragile majority in November’s midterm elections.”

Politico: House floor freezes over.