Speaker Mike Johnson was pleased. It was April 10, and the House of Representatives had just taken a major step toward passing the “one big, beautiful bill” that would preserve the Trump tax cuts, fund border security and defense, unlock domestic energy production, and avoid a Democratic Senate filibuster. “It’s a good day in the House,” Johnson told reporters after the vote. “I told you not to doubt us, but the media always does, the Democrats always do.” He has a point. If you’ve read the