I Am Altering the Deal

Mike Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson looks on during a press conference on Capitol Hill. Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP

Today’s notice: Posturing has real impacts. A government shutdown is, in fact, a big deal, say federal workers. Trump’s norm-shattering transition actually matters, says one of the people who wrote the transition law. And the political maneuvering around the NLRB could be an issue for a long time, says labor.


Back to the Drawing Board

Where does Mike Johnson go from here?