News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy’s 269-day tenure as House speaker was spoiled by his frequent reliance on bipartisanship. At least that’s how some of his fellow Republicans saw it. The eight rogue GOP lawmakers who voted on Oct. 3 to remove the Californian from the speakership repeatedly complained that he too often turned to Democrats for help passing key legislation. The Bakersfield Republican relied on Democratic votes to suspend the nation’s debt limit in May and to stave off a government shutdown in September. Replacing McCarthy with Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was supposed to solve that problem — and result in more conservative governance. But on Tuesday afternoon, Johnson became the latest GOP House speaker to require Democratic help to keep Washington running. In a 336-95 vote, th...