Mel Brooks said it’s good to be the king — but is it good to be speaker of the House of Representatives?
You’re the most powerful legislator in Congress, if not the world, and just two heartbeats away from being president.
If you’re a Republican, though, your task is thankless and possibly hopeless.
It looks that way for Speaker Mike Johnson right now.
With the barest Republican majority in the House, another resignation or sudden death could throw control of the chamber to the Democrats …
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