Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy
Members of the House of Representatives participate in the vote for Speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress on January 3. Win McNamee/Getty Images The battle to win the…
The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
CNN — Getting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn’t solve anything. Whoever succeeds the former House speaker will need to defuse the hazardous and self-defeating political forces inside the Republican conference…
October 3, 2023 – Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of the House
McHenry walks to a meeting of the House Republican Conference after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out , on Tuesday, October 3. J. Scott Applewhite/AP The congressman temporarily…
Congress averts government shutdown, leaving Kevin McCarthy in speakership fight
It’s a busy Sunday in US politics, the morning after a narrowly averted government shutdown. A stopgap deal struck by Congress will only fund the government for 45 days, and…
Why McCarthy decided to take on his right flank and prevent the shutdown
CNN — Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning. But behind closed doors,…
House Democrats weigh risky strategy: Whether to save McCarthy
CNN — House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in…
McCarthy said Defense Department bill will come to floor this week ‘win or lose’
CNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for debate will…
White House pressures McCarthy to keep Ukraine aid and disaster funding together ahead of critical negotiations
CNN — The White House on Thursday ramped up pressure on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to approve its request to tie aid for Ukraine with increased disaster relief funding ahead…
The US economy could depend on McCarthy corralling his extremist Republican troops
CNN — Millions of Americans could face massive consequences unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy can navigate out of a debt trap he has set for President Joe Biden that is instead…
McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt
‘What changed, Mr. President?’: McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House…