Tempers flare and bills languish as House Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., inherited a Republican majority in disarray after the sudden ouster of his predecessor last month, but as he tries to rebuild that slim majority, Johnson is fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was unable to tame.

That’s disrupting the party’s agenda, shelving priorities and leaving gnawing questions about any leader’s ability to govern. Capitol Hill devolved into fresh scenes of political chaos this past week as tensions…