Three weeks of a rudderless House of Representatives since Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted by a faction of hardright Republicans, a Louisianna congressman, Mike Johnson, has been elected Speaker of the House. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Tom Emmer (R-Minn) could not garner the support of enough Republicans to win election.
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Cal) accused the GOP of simply placati…
