Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday called out some of his Republican colleagues who voted to oust him last month, suggesting there should be “consequences” for those who brought him down as the threat of a government shutdown looms. Eight House Republicans joined all present Democrats to support a motion by Rep. Matt […]
Ten days after he was deposed as speaker of the House in October, Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) campaign team touted his fundraising credentials: $15.3 million raised during the quarter and a record $78 million for the current 2024 election cycle. So when the campaign arm of the House Republicans, the National Republican Congressional Committee, bragged […]
There’s reportedly a new plan to put Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) back in the speaker’s office, this time with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) ― who flopped in his own bid for the gavel last week ― as his assistant. And an MSNBC panel couldn’t stop laughing at the idea Tuesday. McCarthy was unceremoniously dumped as […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday weighed in on why he has not endorsed former President Donald Trump as his preferred Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election. “Well, the campaign is still going,” McCarthy told NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “There’s a very good chance I would endorse President Trump.” Pressed by NBC’s […]
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said she wishes that the chaos in the House GOP was “surprising” as she blamed ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the tumult in the party Sunday. “What we’ve seen is a result of really the leadership decisions that Kevin McCarthy made all the way back after the 2020 […]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), 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. But McCarthy’s target audience for his remarks may have been less the American public […]
Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.) said Monday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s commitment to Israel makes him ideal to return as speaker of the House even if he was just voted out. (Watch the video below.) In an interview on “Fox & Friends” Duarte called for the House to reelect fellow Californian McCarthy when it reconvenes this […]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) accused Democrats of picking politics over the institution of the House following his ousting from the speakership role this week. On Wednesday, CNN’s Abby Phillip suggested, “If you look at the recent history of Republican speakers, the cause of death becomes a little clearer.” Phillip added, “McCarthy, ousted. Paul Ryan quit […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Now that he’s been ousted from the post after less than nine months, some in […]
During a lengthy speech shortly after being ousted from his post as speaker of the House on Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) rattled off a short list of legislative wins during his leadership tenure, including the so-called “Lower Energy Costs Act.” But the bill is a dud in limbo between Congress’ two chambers, headed nowhere […]