Progressives Explain Why They Did Not Join Other Dems to Save Mike Johnson
The majority of Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday saved far-right Speaker Mike Johnson from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to oust him after less than seven months in the leadership position. Johnson’s (R-La.) election to the role in October — following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who then left Congress early — was seen...