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Democrats Should Let MTG Be the Republicans' Problem May. 21, 2024
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's nasty remark about a fellow congresswoman's appearance was characteris... Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene Went After GOP Speaker. Guess Who Lost. May. 14, 2024
WASHINGTON — Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson defeated a "motion to vacate" his perch pus... Read More
A Lack of Imagination May. 03, 2024
Some House Republicans have decided they will oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Reps. Lauren Boebert of Col... Read More
Mike Johnson Is a Hero Apr. 24, 2024
Author Herman Wouk captured well how to understand heroism. "Heroes are not supermen; they are good ... Read More
Who Wants to Be House Speaker? Apr. 01, 2024
Mel Brooks said it's good to be the king — but is it good to be speaker of the House of Repres... Read More
What Do We Think of the New Speaker? Nov. 02, 2023
After more than a week, we are still building an impression of the new House speaker, Rep. Mike John... Read More
The Far Right Wins Oct. 28, 2023
Who is Mike Johnson? The new speaker of the House is a far right-winger, an election denier and the... Read More
Mike Johnson: I Ain't Did Nothin' Oct. 27, 2023
Like the phrase "I never saw her before in my life" and "I swear I won't touch the stuff," the sente... Read More
Congressman Matt Gaetz Oct. 12, 2023
WASHINGTON — I am very surprised that so many adults are having such a difficult time of it in... Read More
Matt Gaetz Is the RINO Oct. 04, 2023
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can be replaced. And he will be. Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Re... Read More
Kevin McCarthy Caves Sep. 14, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy caved to the far right of his party in giving the green light to an eff... Read More
Newt's War Against Corruption Feb. 23, 2023
WASHINGTON — Politicians are rarely competent writers. In fact, they are rarely writers. That ... Read More
McCarthy Indeed a Republican Leader for Complex Times Jan. 11, 2023
Amid the post-mortems of the four-day, 15-vote marathon to elect Kevin McCarthy House speaker, I rem... Read More
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Jan. 06, 2023
Here's a funny thing about the Freedom Caucus' insurrection against Kevin McCarthy, which on Tuesday... Read More
Elon Musk for House Speaker Dec. 21, 2022
RINO stands for Republican in Name Only, although lately the term means something far different than... Read More
Conservatives Are Dying for a House Speaker Like Nancy Pelosi Nov. 18, 2022
Nancy Pelosi will rightfully go down as one of the greatest speakers in the history of the U.S. Hous... Read More
Ex-Speaker's Sort-Of Criticism Shows Bizarre Hold Trump Still Has Over the GOP Jun. 02, 2021
To hear Paul Ryan tell it, former President Donald Trump is a kind of political Lord Voldemort: He's... Read More
The Game-Changer From My Exclusive Interview With Former President Donald J. Trump May. 30, 2021
Days ago, I was honored to spend time with former President Donald Trump for an exclusive one-on-one... Read More
In 2,000 Days as Speaker, Pelosi Has Increased Debt a Record $9.6 Trillion Jun. 24, 2020
In the 2,000 days that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has now served as the leader of a division of the federa... Read More
Trump Knows: Beware the Power of Pelosi Oct. 02, 2019
WASHINGTON — You won't read it in a column by a man — sorry, guys — but House Spea... Read More
