Is It More Trump’s Party or Jason Smith’s?: Matthew Yglesias

If you want to know how Donald Trump would govern if he wins in 2024 — or Ron DeSantis or for that matter Will Hurd — tune out the din of the Republican presidential campaign and cast your gaze toward the US House of Representatives. What you will see is that it’s not Trump’s party so much as Jason Smith’s.

Jason who? Trump sucks up all the attention. But it is Smith, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, who would play the crucial role in setting the legislative agenda if the party retains the House and wins ...