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 Congress will do after we return in September. “We think that we can work together to meet the needs of our country and the urgent needs that we’ve put forward.” Along with deeper spending reductions, House Freedom Caucus members have also pushed to tie the government’s budget to conservative policy priorities on immigration and security at the U.S. border with Mexico, as well as at the Department of Justice. Rep. David Joyce, who sits on the Appropriations Committee and oversees its subcommittee on Homeland Security, said in a statement: “Republicans must come together to advance these bills because we cannot risk a government shutdown.

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'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker
11 months ago

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Thomas Massie thinks that dumping former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker was a major own goal by House Republicans. Writing on Twitter, Massie lamented the current state of the GOP agenda under Speaker Mike Johnson, who this week oversaw a failed push to impeach Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a standalone bill to send emergency military …

From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos
1 year ago

From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s last day in Congress was Sunday. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C., about the situation at the U.S. southern border. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves a news conference with two unidentified people Nov. 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. House Minority Leader Kevin …

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, …

McCarthy’s constituents ‘don’t blame him,’ but worry about losing their voice in Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

McCarthy’s constituents ‘don’t blame him,’ but worry about losing their voice in Congress

LA Times  

“Who knows what’s gonna happen next?” says Billie Jo Medders, who has known McCarthy since he was a child and worked with him at his predecessor’s office. “And then he came into our office,” said Medders, who worked for three decades for then-Rep. Bill Thomas, McCarthy’s predecessor in Congress. Who knows what’s gonna happen next?” Members of Bakersfield Republican Women …

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 …

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’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 …

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. “They don’t get to say they’re conservative because they’re angry and they’re chaotic,” McCarthy said. I mean we were getting e-mail fundraisers as he’s doing it.” Gaetz said McCarthy didn’t follow through on many of the commitments he made to win the …

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: ‘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 …

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 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 …

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 …

US Congress passes bill to fund govt for 45 days, averts shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

US Congress passes bill to fund govt for 45 days, averts shutdown

Live Mint  

The US House has passed a stopgap funding bill to fund the government for the next 45 days, averting the shutdown, according to media reports. Kevin McCarthy, the top US House Republican could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting a costly government shutdown on Saturday with a stopgap bill that …

Shutdown Averted. Now What?
1 year, 3 months ago

Shutdown Averted. Now What?

Bloomberg  

The first thing to know about the 11th-hour decision by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to agree to a deal to keep the government running through Nov. 17, is that it’s the most ordinary thing possible. That Republicans flailed around for weeks trying to do something else only revealed that sometimes, the obvious path is obvious for a reason. That complicated …

US Congress approves ‘stopgap funding bill’ to avert govt shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

US Congress approves ‘stopgap funding bill’ to avert govt shutdown

Live Mint  

The US Congress on Saturday approved a ‘stopgap funding bill’ in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running for another 45 days and avert a damaging government shutdown, according to AFP reports. Kevin McCarthy, the top US House Republican could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting …

US government to avoid shutdown with 45-day stopgap bill approved by Congress hours before funding expires
1 year, 3 months ago

US government to avoid shutdown with 45-day stopgap bill approved by Congress hours before funding expires

ABC  

The US Congress has passed a stopgap funding bill with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party's hardliners for a partisan bill. Key points: The US government has avoided a shutdown — for at least 45 days An 11th-hour passing of the bill aimed to ensure funding would remain …

Threat of government shutdown ends as U.S. Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
1 year, 3 months ago

Threat of government shutdown ends as U.S. Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

The Hindu  

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign. And we’re going to keep government open.” With no deal in place before Sunday, federal workers will face furloughs, more than 2 million active-duty …

Senate Clears Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Senate Clears Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With hours left to go on the eve of a government shutdown, Congress passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded and workers at their desks through mid-November. On Saturday afternoon, the House voted 335-91 for a temporary funding bill to keep the government operating through Nov. 16 and also fund disaster assistance; 209 Democrats joined …

US Congress passes stopgap measure to avert government shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

US Congress passes stopgap measure to avert government shutdown

Al Jazeera  

Measure will see US government funded until mid-November, but Ukrainian aid dropped as hard right Republicans dig in. The United States’ Congress has passed a temporary funding bill to keep the federal government running until mid-November and avert a costly government shutdown by leaving out aid to war-torn Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden. The Democratic-majority Senate then voted 88-9 …

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 …

Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline

NPR  

Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images Nathan Howard/Getty Images The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government through Nov. 17, narrowly averting a shutdown by a midnight deadline. "I think it's really important for us to send a message that …

Hard-Right Republicans Reject McCarthy's Last-Ditch Effort To Avert US Govt Shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Hard-Right Republicans Reject McCarthy's Last-Ditch Effort To Avert US Govt Shutdown

ABP News  

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's eleventh-hour attempt to temporarily avert a federal government shutdown collapsed on Friday, with hard-right Republican holdouts rejecting the proposed package. The proposal, which included deep spending cuts of nearly 30% for numerous agencies and stringent border security provisions, was deemed inadequate by the hard-right faction, as per AP's report. With just one day left before …

A GOP bill to prevent a government shutdown is sunk by Republicans.
1 year, 3 months ago

A GOP bill to prevent a government shutdown is sunk by Republicans.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy signaled Friday night it was still possible to move a temporary stopgap spending bill through Congress in time to avoid a shutdown Saturday night, but the price would be immediate support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian invaders. House Republicans tanked their own original short-term funding bill earlier in the …

As McCarthy’s plan to keep the government open collapsed and time ran down, a shutdown looked all but certain
1 year, 3 months ago

As McCarthy’s plan to keep the government open collapsed and time ran down, a shutdown looked all but certain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 said, “We’ll see.” But as soon as the floor debate began, McCarthy’s chief Republican critic, Rep. Matt Gaetz …

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over matters large and small. And those two numbers are pretty far apart.” McCarthy’s allies have insisted the speaker has kept his word and is still fighting for the spending levels he promised …

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 …

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans’ struggle to unite around an alternative. I’ve got time to do other things,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday evening at the Capitol, adding, “At the …

Column: The GOP’s suicidal shutdown plan will murder America’s safety net
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: The GOP’s suicidal shutdown plan will murder America’s safety net

LA Times  

It’s all well and good to treat the House Republicans’ careening toward a government shutdown as a cabaret farce staged for our amusement. Even if the Republicans don’t provoke the shutdown currently likely to begin at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, the budget cuts House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he would support to meet the demands of his caucus’ far-right wing …

House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one — asking his hard-right Republicans to do what they have said they would never do: approve their own temporary House measure to keep the government open. On the other side of the Capitol, Senate Majority …

Congress Is Moving Into Crisis Mode As Senate Unveils Bipartisan Bill To Avoid A Government Shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Is Moving Into Crisis Mode As Senate Unveils Bipartisan Bill To Avoid A Government Shutdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Congress is rushing headlong into crisis mode Tuesday with a government shutdown days away, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means halting pay for the military and curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. Ahead of a test vote Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader …

Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown — the Senate charging ahead with a bipartisan package to temporarily fund the government but the House slogging through a longshot effort with no real chance of finishing by Saturday’s deadline. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print …

US Senate announces stopgap measure to avert impending government shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

US Senate announces stopgap measure to avert impending government shutdown

Al Jazeera  

Republicans and Democrats have agreed to a deal for six weeks of short-term funding, but it faces hurdles in the House. “Delaying action on short-term government funding doesn’t advance the ball on any policy priorities,” the Republican senator said. “This will certainly lead to a government shutdown,” Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio said in response to the $6bn for …

Congress is moving into crisis mode as Senate unveils bipartisan bill to avoid a government shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress is moving into crisis mode as Senate unveils bipartisan bill to avoid a government shutdown

LA Times  

Congress rushed headlong into crisis mode Tuesday with a government shutdown days away, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means halting pay for the military and curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. Ahead of a test vote Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer called the …

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government
1 year, 3 months ago

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government

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 Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, …

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 …

Hard-right Republicans push closer to a disruptive federal shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Hard-right Republicans push closer to a disruptive federal shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest funding plan in ruins and lawmakers leaving town for the weekend, there’s no endgame in sight as hard-right Republicans push dangerously closer to a disruptive federal shutdown. “We need the extreme MAGA Republicans to get their act together,” said House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, referring to Trump’s “Make America …

Speaker McCarthy says there's still time to prevent a shutdown, but others are looking at options
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy says there's still time to prevent a shutdown, but others are looking at options

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 With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much …

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 …

McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber. With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left to prevent a government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed on Wednesday he would not give up trying to convince his colleagues to pass a temporary funding bill through the House. The hard-right bill, with steep 8% cuts to …

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing fresh challenges to his leadership, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible — working furiously to convince House Republicans to come together and pass a conservative bill to keep the federal government open. Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., one of the negotiators for the Main Street group, urged her colleagues later to not …

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 …

Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans will own this shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans will own this shutdown

The Independent  

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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 juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall
1 year, 4 months ago

McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, and raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to the House majority. It’s a political standoff that will be tested anew as the House returns this week from a …

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