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Kevin McCarthy's 'mean girl' revenge tour targets 'Gaetz 8'
10 months ago

Kevin McCarthy's 'mean girl' revenge tour targets 'Gaetz 8'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have been publicly beat down before being booted out of power after just 269 days on the job, but his presence is still being felt in the GOP. “He’s acting like a mean girl on a revenge tour,” Mace told Raw Story. “I don't think the people of the 5th District are …

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'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans openly regret McCarthy ouster after double losses
11 months ago

'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans openly regret McCarthy ouster after double losses

Raw Story  

The House Republican majority is beginning to have buyers' remorse over their October ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The New Republic reported that following two failed votes on the House floor for Israel aid and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, some Republicans are openly regretting their decision to replace McCarthy last October. Massie even pushed …

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'Untethered' Kevin McCarthy's allies launch plot to hit 'traitors' who ousted him: report
11 months, 1 week ago

'Untethered' Kevin McCarthy's allies launch plot to hit 'traitors' who ousted him: report

Raw Story  

Kevin McCarthy is quietly plotting revenge against the Republicans who took away his dream job as speaker of the House, according to a report. “These traitors chose to side with Nancy Pelosi, AOC and over 200 Democrats to undermine the institution, their fellow Republicans and a duly elected Speaker,” said Brian O. Walsh, the McCarthy ally who's overseeing the recruiting. …

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Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress

Raw Story  

Just weeks after his historically short term as speaker ended, Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced on Wednesday that he will be leaving Congress at the end of the year. In an editorial published by the Wall Street Journal, McCarthy said that he would be stepping down from Congress "to serve America in new ways." McCarthy lasted less than a year as …

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Why Kevin McCarthy was ousted: The former speaker of the House made a devil's pact and got scorched.
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Kevin McCarthy was ousted: The former speaker of the House made a devil's pact and got scorched.

Slate  

The marvel of Wile E. Coyote isn’t that he eventually falls off the cliff but that he makes it so long running in midair. In the same way, what’s noteworthy about Kevin McCarthy’s nine months as speaker of the House isn’t that it was the shortest tenure since the 19th century but rather that he somehow managed not only to …

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U.S. shutdown avoided: Senate PASSES 11th-hour vote to keep government funded for 45 days
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. shutdown avoided: Senate PASSES 11th-hour vote to keep government funded for 45 days

Daily Mail  

Followed chaos in the House after days of a shutdown seeming inevitable Government will be funded for 45 days after a last-minute plan was approved U.S. President Joe Biden has wasted no time and signed the continuing resolution holding off a shutdown until November 17 after saying 'we should have never been in this position.' With 45 minutes to spare, …

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Kevin McCarthy: Biden impeachment inquiry is a 'natural step forward'
1 year, 4 months ago

Kevin McCarthy: Biden impeachment inquiry is a 'natural step forward'

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was a "natural step forward." During an interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo urged McCarthy to pursue an impeachment inquiry. "Well, Maria, first, you've got to understand only because Republicans took the majority have we found out what President Biden told us when he …

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Editorial: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — ringmaster of the GOP’s impeachment circus?
1 year, 5 months ago

Editorial: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — ringmaster of the GOP’s impeachment circus?

LA Times  

Even with subsequent qualifications, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s floating of the idea of an inquiry into impeaching President Biden is irresponsible and another example of McCarthy giving aid and comfort to the crazy caucus of the Republican Party. — Fox News, the Bakersfield Republican referred to congressional investigations of the Biden family and said: “This is rising to the level …

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Democratic Rep. slams Speaker Kevin McCarthy over Trump impeachment claims
1 year, 6 months ago

Democratic Rep. slams Speaker Kevin McCarthy over Trump impeachment claims

Raw Story  

Rep. Ted Lieu on Friday slammed Kevin McCarthy over the House speaker’s claims about Donald Trump’s impeachment. Lieu was responding to a tweet from Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram, who reported that McCarthy is backing efforts to expunge the former president’s two impeachments. “As an impeachment manager, I can confirm there was a multi-day trial in the US …

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Kevin McCarthy directs GOP committee heads to run interference for Trump after claim 'arrest' is imminent
1 year, 9 months ago

Kevin McCarthy directs GOP committee heads to run interference for Trump after claim 'arrest' is imminent

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy jumped into the fray on Saturday morning after Donald Trump made a claim on Truth Social that he will be arrested on Tuesday. Early Saturday, the leader of the House Republicans stated on Twitter that he wants all GOP chairs of relevant House committees to "immediately" look into whether federal funds are being used to fund …

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Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 15th round after fight nearly breaks out
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 15th round after fight nearly breaks out

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. After adjourning in the afternoon, lawmakers reconvened on Friday night for the 14th and …

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Kevin McCarthy elected U.S. House Speaker in vote 15 after chaotic week
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy elected U.S. House Speaker in vote 15 after chaotic week

The Hindu  

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as U.S. House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early on January 7 overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. After four days of grueling ballots, Mr. McCarthy flipped more than a dozen conservative holdouts …

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What happens if Republicans fail to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker? Here’s what the constitution says
2 years ago

What happens if Republicans fail to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker? Here’s what the constitution says

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. Despite the historic loss, Mr McCarthy remained defiant telling reporters that processes “take a …

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Photos: Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote
2 years ago

Photos: Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House early Saturday morning after four days and 15 ballots, resuscitating a chamber that had been paralyzed as it endured the longest struggle to elect a leader since before the Civil War. Rep. Kevin McCarthy is congratulated by other members of Congress in the House chamber after his election as speaker early …

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Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote

LA Times  

The Republican leader’s victory came at a price: McCarthy had to agree to a series of compromises that dramatically weaken the power of his new post. “That was easy, huh?” McCarthy joked after receiving the speaker’s gavel from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. “Welcome to the 118th Congress.” McCarthy’s victory came on the 15th speaker ballot. If every member voted, …

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Against McCarthy: Hard-right members stage GOP rebellion
2 years ago

Against McCarthy: Hard-right members stage GOP rebellion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Republicans opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become the next House speaker generally have made their mark as part of the GOP’s ultra-conservative wing, eager to pick a fight with leaders from both parties and rarely finding major bipartisan bills to be a good thing. “Everyone supporting Kevin McCarthy, or at least voicing their support for Kevin …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene rages over Kevin McCarthy and 'weak RINO sell-out Republicans'
2 years, 1 month ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene rages over Kevin McCarthy and 'weak RINO sell-out Republicans'

Raw Story  

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that she is backing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as the next Speaker of the House because she doesn't want "weak RINO sell-out Republicans" to align with Democrats. Greene said that Democrats were "scurrying around looking for any weak RINO sell-out Republican that will join them and elect their own Speaker!" Although many far-right members …

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‘Knives are out’: Kevin McCarthy launches bid for Speaker despite majority not assured, predictions of ‘spectacular s-show’
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Knives are out’: Kevin McCarthy launches bid for Speaker despite majority not assured, predictions of ‘spectacular s-show’

Raw Story  

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has just launched his bid to become Speaker of the House in a letter on his official government website, but his plans to take the gavel from Speaker Nancy Pelosi have been massively hampered after it quickly became clear that no "red wave" would appear Tuesday night, and it remains uncertain which party will …

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The real reason Kevin McCarthy just talked for 8 hours straight
3 years, 1 month ago

The real reason Kevin McCarthy just talked for 8 hours straight

CNN  

CNN — Here’s what Kevin McCarthy wants you to think about his 8+ hour floor speech in opposition to President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” social safety net plan: He believes that the legislation is so harmful to American society that he was compelled to hold the House floor for much of Thursday night and Friday morning in order to …

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