McCarthy has focused his energies not on policy but on winning the House gavel and a Republican majority. Shadowed by Kevin Spacey years ago as the actor studied for his role as a duplicitouscongressman in “House of Cards,”McCarthy operates like an old-school ward leader. He knows regional...
of the rage from the Republicans' pro-McCarthy faction, which included Rep. Dan Crenshaw. He called the holdouts "narcissists" seeking "notoriety over principle." This has some linguistic similarities to an anonymous statement from a Republican congressman offered to CNN's Ja...
The Florida congressman is not the only one of the McCarthy rebels whose opposition might have hinged on personal considerations. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), though a hardline conservative, consistently voted in favor of McCarthy during his slog to win the gavel in January. But what apparently ...
News and updates about Kevin McCarthy At end of year: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces retirement After being removed as Speaker in October, California Republican announces retirement a year before his term ends. You may like
Kevin McCarthy “dreamed up” his contrafactual version of U.S. history. Would Native Americans agree that U.S. wars never resulted in land grabs? https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/kevin-mccarthy-says-america-never-acquired-land-via-war Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said ...
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MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation. We have a lot to get to this morning, including the latest on the evolving situation in Memphis. But we begin with the new Speaker of the House, California Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy, who is second in the presidential...
Gaetz directly responded to the California congressman: “If I make a motion to remove Kevin, how many Democrat votes can I count on?” In a following post Gaetz clarified about possibly teaming-up with Swalwell to oust McCarthy. Media outlets have reached out to both Gaetz and Swalwell for...
Kevin McCarthy floated the possibility of impeaching Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas if he does not resign over the situation on the southern border. "He cannot and must not remain," McCarthy said at an event in Texas. Tap, click or scroll for more 👇 What happened: House Repu...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) resigned from office this past weekend in order to serve the remainder of former Speaker and Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s term in Congress in Washington. For months, Fong faced numerous political and legal challenges over running for the special ...