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Battle Hymn of the Republicans

House hardliners are fuming, once again, after Mike Johnson jammed Ukraine funding through Congress, received CNN’s blessing, and called M.T.G.’s bluff. Do they have any cards left to play?

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After Saturday’s vote-a-rama, it’s safe to say there are plenty of G.O.P. House members who would happily depose Mike Johnson if they could. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
Tina Nguyen
April 24, 2024

It’s a testament to Mike Johnson’s remarkable volte-face on Ukraine that the ultra-conservative House speaker has become the subject of glowing coverage in The Atlantic and on CNN, while Marjorie Taylor Greene et al., who threatened to oust him, were exposed as impotent. Back in September, after all, when Johnson was still a no-name backbencher, he opposed a mere $300 million in military aid to Ukraine; last weekend, risking his own job, he ushered through a package worth $61 billion.