EditorialHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the statue of Willa Cather at the Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the statue of Willa Cather at the Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the statue of Willa Cather at the Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the statue of Willa Cather at the Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the statue of Willa Cather at the Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the statue of Willa Cather at the Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialA green line train passes an empty playground at Willa Cather Elementary School in Chicago on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (Taylor Glascock/for the New York Times)