Kevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday morning that he won’t offer any concessions to Democrats in exchange for helping him keep his leadership post as far-right conservatives prepare to try to oust him. “They haven’t asked for anything, I’m not going to provide anything,” McCarthy said in an interview on CNBC. Asked if he thinks he’ll be speaker by the end of the day, McCarthy said, “If I counted how many times someone wanted to knock me out, I would have been gone a long time ago.” But moments later, when a reporter said it looks likely that at least five Republicans will side with Democrats to oust him, which is all it would take, McCarthy replied, “Probably so.” Gaetz, a strong ally of former President Donald Trump, is leading the effort to replace McCarthy as payback for McCarthy rejecting demands from his far-right flank to include massive spending cuts in a bill to avert a government shutdown over the weekend. “Not based on saving an individual but based upon what’s good for government, what’s good for the institution as a whole,” McCarthy said of Pelosi’s philosophy, which he said he agrees with.

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Column: Kevin McCarthy wants vengeance. Now he’s free to pursue it
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Kevin McCarthy wants vengeance. Now he’s free to pursue it

LA Times  

Former Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy became the first House leader in history to be voted out of his position. “That’s why he is no longer speaker.” McCarthy is a political animal down to his marrow and the speakership is a job he coveted much of his career. He was self-deprecating, offering to field students’ questions for as long as they …

With Kevin McCarthy out, Nancy Pelosi once again outlasts her foes
1 year ago

With Kevin McCarthy out, Nancy Pelosi once again outlasts her foes

LA Times  

Since Kevin McCarthy‘s ouster as House Speaker, I have wondered whether the Bakersfield Republican would try to hang on to his seat as a backbencher or cash in on K Street, like so many of his predecessors. Within three days of that floor vote, eight far-right GOP rebels leveraged the Democratic conference to remove McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, throwing …

California holds the key to GOP power in the House. McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder
1 year, 1 month ago

California holds the key to GOP power in the House. McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder

LA Times  

With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections. The CLF and AAN raised a combined total of $16 million in the first 10 days of Johnson’s speakership.. Crenshaw said that major GOP …

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Retiring Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted former House speaker, said he is endorsing Donald Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet if the GOP front-runner were to win back the White House. McCarthy had a rocky relationship with the former president, notably when he declined to publicly support Trump’s bid for a second term, …

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement
1 year, 1 month ago

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer, complicating future votes and magnifying the ability of individual lawmakers to force concessions. It’s just that simple,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “You have to have perfect attendance, which is hard to get. “But I wouldn’t want to overstate the impact.” …

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy quits Congress. It’s poetic justice for the Trump apologist
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy quits Congress. It’s poetic justice for the Trump apologist

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3. But we don’t believe for a minute that’s the reason former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decided to step down at the end of the month after 17 years in Congress. In the end, however, McCarthy couldn’t manage the unruly conference and …

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year

LA Times  

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will not seek another term in Congress, ending a tumultuous two-decade career in public office that was marked by a swift ascent and descent in Washington GOP leadership. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, McCarthy lauded his record: serving as his party’s whip, majority leader and speaker and diversifying the House GOP conference. Senate Minority …

Kevin McCarthy hints revenge against House Republican who helped oust him
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy hints revenge against House Republican who helped oust him

Raw Story  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy in an interview with Politico released Friday hinted at the possibility of enacting vengeance on a GOP tormenter who helped end his tenure as House speaker. McCarthy replied with sarcasm when Politico asked about news that Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, might run against Rep. Bob Good, one of eight Republicans who voted …

'Tipping point': GOPers reportedly admit it's time to work with Dems on House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

'Tipping point': GOPers reportedly admit it's time to work with Dems on House speaker

Raw Story  

While Republicans have spent decades campaigning against Democrats for power and control, on Thursday some are reportedly confessing that they need Democrats to fix the problem that is the fringe of their party. Columnist Bill Kristol, who founded The Bulwark, posted on social media, "for what it's worth, this afternoon I've gotten a few calls and texts along the lines …

McCarthy Uses Israel Attack As Pitch For Being Speaker Again
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy Uses Israel Attack As Pitch For Being Speaker Again

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Kevin McCarthy, until recently the speaker of the House, told reporters Monday what the United States needs to do to help Israel after the militant group Hamas killed hundreds of people there in a surprise attack over the weekend. McCarthy, who last week had brushed off the idea of being drafted to return to the speaker’s …

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstakingly building political relationships as he worked his way toward becoming speaker of the House. “Nobody can raise money like him,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. “And no matter who is the next speaker of the …

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?
1 year, 3 months ago

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy, has been ousted from his senior position in the lower chamber of Congress by hardliners within his party. Perhaps sensing his positional weakness, Florida Republican and Trump supporter Matt Gaetz relied on a “rarely used procedural tool known as a motion to vacate” to abruptly end Mr. …

'Men failing up is not a Constitutionally protected right': AOC blasts critics over McCarthy vote
1 year, 3 months ago

'Men failing up is not a Constitutionally protected right': AOC blasts critics over McCarthy vote

Raw Story  

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted critics across the political spectrum who are angered House Democrats did not vote to keep Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, after Republicans ousted him on Tuesday. “Contrary to how McCarthy’s defenders are behaving, men failing up is not a Constitutionally protected right,” Ocasio-Cortez said on social media. I am not his mom, and my job is …

Kevin McCarthy pushed Nancy Pelosi out of her office as revenge: report
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy pushed Nancy Pelosi out of her office as revenge: report

Raw Story  

Just hours after Rep. Kevin McCarthy became the first House Speaker in U.S. history to be voted out of his position by Congress, interim speaker Patrick McHenry evicted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer from their "hideaway" offices on Capitol Hill. "Kevin McCarthy was behind interim Speaker Patrick McHenry’s move to kick former House …

Trump claims ‘lots of people’ have asked him to run for speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump claims ‘lots of people’ have asked him to run for speaker

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump claimed that “lots of people” have asked him …

Kevin McCarthy Reached The Limit Of His Transactional Politics
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Reached The Limit Of His Transactional Politics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The many, many promises Kevin McCarthy made to his Republican colleagues caught up with him this week. Their gripes ranged from McCarthy’s years-old work to undermine a special committee investigating Jan. 6, to his decision this summer to walk away from a spending deal negotiated with President Joe Biden, to an interview he gave this …

Kevin McCarthy is the first house speaker in US history to be ousted. Here's why Republicans turned on him
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy is the first house speaker in US history to be ousted. Here's why Republicans turned on him

ABC  

For the first time in American history, members of congress have voted to dump the speaker in the House of Representatives. Kevin McCarthy was removed from the powerful position — and his party's leadership — after Democrats sided with breakaway Republicans in an extraordinary house vote. McCarthy's chief antagonist on the Republican side of the house, Matt Gaetz, followed through …

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday. McCarthy’s firing by the House on Tuesday after only nine months, instigated by a mutiny from within his Republican majority, isn’t just the story of a single man’s political downfall. Instead McCarthy’s fall is a karmic consequence of the fact that he and …

US: Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote
1 year, 3 months ago

US: Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote

India Today  

A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. Representative Nancy Mace told reporters she voted to remove McCarthy as speaker because he broke promises to her on improving access to birth control and supporting …

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy played with MAGA fire — and got burned
1 year, 3 months ago

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy played with MAGA fire — and got burned

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3, 2023. It’s difficult to summon much sympathy for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who lost his dream job Tuesday when eight Republican dissidents turned on him. McCarthy didn’t help himself over the weekend when he said Democrats were the ones “willing …

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

The Hindu  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job on October 3 in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Mr. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion to vacate,” drawing together more …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker, a first in US history
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker, a first in US history

Hindustan Times  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, orchestrated the rare vote on the obscure “motion to vacate,” and pushed ahead swiftly into …

Kevin McCarthy Voted Out Of House Speakership
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Voted Out Of House Speakership

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Rep. Kevin McCarthy had his speaker’s gavel taken away Tuesday after a vote by the House of Representatives in a startlingly quick fall from power partially triggered by this weekend’s deal to keep the government open. One of the greatest things.” “I don’t regret standing up and choosing government over grievance,” McCarthy said, a seeming …

Kevin McCarthy Is Chaotically Ousted as Speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Is Chaotically Ousted as Speaker

Slate  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been officially voted out of his speakership, going down in a 216-to-210 vote Tuesday afternoon. To quote the New York Times: “ ‘I think there’s plenty of people who can step up and do the job,’ said Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee, one of the rebels who voted to push Mr. McCarthy out, adding that …

Speaker Vote Drama Is BACK As Test Of Kevin McCarthy’s Hold On Gavel Looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker Vote Drama Is BACK As Test Of Kevin McCarthy’s Hold On Gavel Looms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Embattled House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will see the first test of his ability to hold on to the gavel Tuesday as the House turns to the intraparty fight to oust him. If the “motion to table” the Gaetz resolution fails, McCarthy would face an up-or-down vote on the Gaetz resolution, and if that succeeds, he …

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no longer speaker of the House, following a revolt led by Rep. Matt Gaetz. So, too, do those nihilist Republicans led by McCarthy’s archnemesis, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who gleefully filed the resolution to vacate the speakership, as the process is known. Let’s see how we can bridge the differences between different groups in our party.’” …

The House GOP Is a Failed State
1 year, 3 months ago

The House GOP Is a Failed State

Politico  

At the start, his speakership was effectively an optical illusion. The politics of contempt so skillfully exploited by Donald Trump is turned inward on hapless would-be leaders like McCarthy with no less ferocity than it is turned outward on liberals and the media. McCarthy didn’t draw interest in his political dramas in the fashion of John Boehner, whose chain-smoking and …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker, throwing Washington into chaos
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker, throwing Washington into chaos

LA Times  

Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became the first speaker of the House in history to be ousted by a vote of the chamber, leaving Washington in chaos and dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Bakersfield Republican’s political career. Rep. Don Bacon called for the GOP to kick Gaetz out of the conference, calling McCarthy’s removal “a vote for chaos.” “It …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos

Salon  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has been removed as speaker of the House of Representatives after his colleagues voted 216-210 in favor of a motion to vacate the speakership. The speaker's downfall follows months worth of tensions between a handful of members on the far-right flank of the House Republican caucus and more moderate members, who overwhelmingly backed McCarthy. Gaetz, …

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown

Firstpost  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is being targeted by members of the far-right caucus who have been d have been demanding deep spending cuts to government and no money for Ukraine. As Sky News’ James Matthews explained, “Kevin McCarthy has not been able to take anything forward with the support of the Republicans alone, so at the last minute he has …

Gaetz Says He Will Seek To Oust McCarthy As Speaker. 'Bring It On,' McCarthy Says
1 year, 3 months ago

Gaetz Says He Will Seek To Oust McCarthy As Speaker. 'Bring It On,' McCarthy Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis, said in broadcast interviews that McCarthy was in “brazen, material breach” of agreements …

Top US House Republican McCarthy vows to survive threat for avoiding shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Top US House Republican McCarthy vows to survive threat for avoiding shutdown

Live Mint  

Top US House Republican Kevin McCarthy expected to survive a threat to his speakership after a hardline critic within his party called for his ouster following the passage of a stopgap government funding bill that drew more support from Democrats than Republicans, he said on Saturday. Speaking to multiple US media outlets, Harline Republican Representative Matt Gaetz said he could …

Could US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lose his job?
1 year, 3 months ago

Could US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lose his job?

Al Jazeera  

Hardline Republicans are threatening to oust their own party’s speaker — using a rule McCarthy himself introduced. It was a moment of victory for United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy that has also left the veteran Republican’s job at risk. In a Sunday post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, McCarthy said: “I just …

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 3 months ago

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Firstpost  

Hard line Republicans were furious when McCarthy struck a stopgap deal with Democrats late Saturday to keep the government open for a further 45 days at current spending levels A leading hardline Republican said Sunday he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts …

Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. ‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says
1 year, 3 months ago

Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. ‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says

LA Times  

Rep. Matt Gaetz appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill at the Capitol in Washington on Friday. Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that …

'This kinda feels a little bit like spousal abuse': Dems don’t trust Speaker McCarthy
1 year, 3 months ago

'This kinda feels a little bit like spousal abuse': Dems don’t trust Speaker McCarthy

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – The House seems to have averted a government shutdown, for now, but no one’s cheering in the Capitol. “Don’t vote!” McCarthy and his GOP lieutenants had only just sprung the temporary government funding measure on Democrats. “I literally ran from my house to get here as fast as possible – I’m trying to make sure there’s, like, no …

News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever
1 year, 3 months ago

News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, talking to reporters Tuesday, had to rely on Democratic votes to pass Saturday’s bill that prevented a government shutdown. In a floor speech ahead of the Senate vote Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that his caucus will “remain committed to help our friends on the front line,” and that he was “confident the Senate …

How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands
1 year, 3 months ago

How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands

NPR  

How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has been threatening for weeks to start the procedural motions to try to remove Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. Gaetz, or any combination of McCarthy detractors, could at …

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

LA Times  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media about efforts to avert a looming government shutdown at the Capitol on Friday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. Asked if he had the votes, McCarthy …

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers what they want. “Because shutting down — and having border agents not be paid, your …

McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategy has preserved his tenuous hold on his post, but has also marked it by chaos — including a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans. “Because shutting down — and having border agents not be paid, your Coast Guard not get paid — I don’t see how that’s good.” Governing …

Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House vote margin matters
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House vote margin matters

CNN  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is overseeing one of the narrowest congressional majorities in decades – tied with two other time periods for the fifth-smallest majority in US history, according to the Pew Research Center. However, in an increasingly polarized Washington, McCarthy’s majority has been marked by multiple high-profile votes where the far right of his party has blocked key efforts …

Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was running out of options Monday as he pushed ahead with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down, but even including hardline border security provisions wasn’t enough to appease the far-right flank in his Republican House majority. Leadership, as well as members of some of the so-called “five families” — the various …

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post
1 year, 3 months ago

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it. A top Trump ally, Gaetz reiterated the conservative flank’s many demands after McCarthy’s meeting — single-subject spending bills, a subpoena for Hunter Biden in the impeachment inquiry and other priorities. “Kevin …

McCarthy faces 'pain and suffering' as he weaponizes his 'willingness to be humiliated': conservative
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy faces 'pain and suffering' as he weaponizes his 'willingness to be humiliated': conservative

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a world of "pain and suffering" brought on as he weaponizes his "willingness to be humiliated," wrote conservative commentator Matt Lewis for The Daily Beast in an analysis published Monday. "With Congress back from August recess, McCarthy now faces what may be the greatest challenge of his political career," wrote Lewis. The problem, wrote Lewis, …

McCarthy facing revolt from 'fed up' moderates for letting extremists hold the party 'hostage'
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy facing revolt from 'fed up' moderates for letting extremists hold the party 'hostage'

Raw Story  

With budget negotiations heating up and the far-right Republican Party House members clamoring for impeachment hearings on President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is entering the most fraught period of his already tenuous speakership. Now, according to a new report from Politico, the threat to his leadership is coming from GOP moderates who are furious with the California Republican …

McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month
1 year, 4 months ago

McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters outside his office. Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month, acknowledging the House and Senate are nowhere near agreement on spending levels to keep federal operations running. “It’s clear President Biden and Speaker McCarthy want a government shutdown, so that’s what …

Trump is setting up a 'total nightmare' for Kevin McCarthy: CNN's Phil Mattingly
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump is setting up a 'total nightmare' for Kevin McCarthy: CNN's Phil Mattingly

Raw Story  

CNN anchor Phil Mattingly observed on Monday that former President Donald Trump is making demands of House Republicans that could put their majority at risk -- and there doesn't seem to be any way for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to right the ship. In discussing the current 2024 Republican primary campaign, Mattingly noted that Trump has begun applying pressure to …

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden
1 year, 5 months ago

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republican lawmakers may consider an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct, responding to enormous GOP pressure to demonstrate support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election. McCarthy said that if the administration “denies us the ability to get the information we’re asking for, that would …

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