House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol July 11, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The conservative fever that’s plagued Speaker Kevin McCarthy for weeks is showing no signs of breaking. McCarthy and his leadership team returned to Washington this week planning to tee up the GOP’s biggest must-pass bills of the year
McCarthy Bashes Trump Indictment as ‘Grave Injustice,’ Vows Accountability for ‘Weaponization of Power’
August 14, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) came to former President Donald Trump’s defense Thursday after Trump announced the Justice Department had indicted him in a special counsel probe over classified documents. “Today is indeed a dark day for the United States of America,” McCarthy wrote in a statement on Twitter, calling news of the historic federal
Exclusive—Ventry & Bruesewitz: Speaker Kevin McCarthy Kept His Promise to Bring Strong Oversight
August 12, 2023 by
For two years Joe Biden enjoyed Democrats having control of the House and the Senate. He rammed through unpopular policies, which led to skyrocketing inflation, higher gas prices, surging mortgage rates, spikes in crime, and record border crossings. It is no wonder that only 39 percent of Americans approve of his presidency, and another 65
GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal
August 12, 2023 by
Asked whether he promised Donald Trump an expungement vote, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters: “No.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthy denies he made any deal with Donald Trump to expunge his impeachment record. Even if the speaker did call for such a vote, a bloc of House GOP centrists would likely defeat it. Roughly
McCarthy edges back from the brink of a Biden impeachment inquiry
August 11, 2023 by
During lengthy Tuesday question-and-answer sessions with reporters, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said his televised remarks were not meant as an announcement of any new steps. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthy edged back from the brink of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Tuesday, less than a day after suggesting his party was close to
McCarthy overcomes Rules rebellion over debt deal
August 6, 2023 by
The House Rules Committee is now on track to advance the bipartisan debt deal to the floor for a vote Wednesday after Rep. Thomas Massie helped the GOP lock down a simple majority. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Speaker Kevin McCarthy has cleared yet another hurdle for his bipartisan debt deal with President Joe Biden: fending off
McCarthy rallies support for debt deal amid hints of mutiny
August 6, 2023 by
Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters as he departs the U.S. Capitol, May 29, 2src23. McCarthy spent Memorial Day working to build consensus on the debt deal from his Capitol suite. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Speaker Kevin McCarthy hunkered down in a mostly desolate Capitol building on Monday to build support for his debt limit compromise
McCarthy takes Congress back to school on AI
July 3, 2023 by
EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is launching an effort to get members of Congress educated on artificial intelligence, as the rapidly advancing technology enters more facets of everyday life and pressure to regulate it grows. Against the backdrop of hours of tense negotiations that ultimately led to House Republicans passing their debt limit bill earlier […]
McCarthy accuses Biden of ignoring GOP over debt ceiling negotiations as talks stall: ‘Rests upon his feet’
June 27, 2023 by
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy demanded President Biden return to the negotiating table for debt ceiling negotiations, as talks remain stalled over key spending cuts and a potential increase to the ceiling overall. McCarthy accused the president of stifling a deal during “Sunday Morning Futures,” after Biden dismissed the Republican spending proposal as “wacko” […]
McCarthy Teases Garland Impeachment After Whistleblower Testimony
June 26, 2023 by
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy seemed to tease a possible impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland Sunday following bombshell testimony from an IRS whistleblower. An IRS whistleblower told Congress that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, threatened a Chinese business associate in Biden’s presence. The alleged text message exchange was discovered after the investigation
McCarthy Forecasts Garland Impeachment Inquiry if Whistleblower Allegations True
June 25, 2023 by
Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Sunday signaled that an impeachment inquiry of Attorney General Merrick Garland would be imminent if whistleblower allegations that U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss wanted to appoint a special counsel in the Department of Justice’s Hunter
Kevin McCarthy Has Lost Control of the House. Can He Get It Back?
June 13, 2023 by
When the House of Representatives passed a deal to avert a default on the debt nearly two weeks ago, it was supposed to usher in a new era in the speakership of Kevin McCarthy.It did—just not the triumphant one that McCarthy and his allies had expected.For a week, a group of 11 conservative hardliners have
Mace: McCarthy Debt Ceiling Deal ‘Not a Win for the American People’
May 31, 2023 by
Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the debt limit bill House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) negotiated with the Biden administration was “not a win for the American people.” Mace said, “I’ll be voting no tonight because my vote is with the American people.” She continued, “This is not a win
McCarthy races to sell newly released debt deal amid rumblings of far-right rebellion
May 29, 2023 by
During a conference-wide conference call Saturday night, Speaker Kevin McCarthy highlighted what he sees as GOP victories in the agreement. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Republicans and the White House unveiled the text of a two-year bipartisan budget deal on Sunday that would lift the $31.4 trillion debt limit through the 2src24 election and limit federal
Biden, McCarthy poised to claim victory after protracted debt drama
May 28, 2023 by
President Joe Biden’s White House did not brief the Democratic caucus until 5 p.m. Sunday. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Some House conservatives spent Sunday morning lining up against a deal that one called “insanity.” Some progressives are privately grumbling at their party’s lack of wins. Yet as lawmakers parsed through the deal between President
McCarthy: A debt deal could still pass by June 1
May 22, 2023 by
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday he remains confident that Congress could still beat a possible June 1 default deadline despite the weekend stall in talks with the White House. While McCarthy said he would’ve preferred a deal by Sunday night, he declared the U.S. could still avoid an economically destructive debt default by June 1
White House: We Shouldn’t Have Talked to McCarthy Sooner on Debt Limit
May 19, 2023 by
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Surveillance,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to criticisms that President Joe Biden should have met with House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) about the debt ceiling sooner so that the President wouldn’t have to cancel parts of his overseas trip by stating that raising
Why McConnell and McCarthy locked arms on the debt crisis
May 9, 2023 by
After working with President Joe Biden in the past to avert fiscal calamity, Sen. Mitch McConnell, right, is steadfast that this time it’s Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Biden’s job to avoid default. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images When Joe Biden called Mitch McConnell to talk about the debt limit, a funny thing happened: The Senate GOP
Biden: Kevin McCarthy an ‘Honest Man’ Who ‘Sold Away Everything’ to the Far Right
May 6, 2023 by
MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle previewed her interview with President Joe Biden Friday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” in which the president accused Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of having “sold away everything” to the “far, far right.” Ruhle asked, “Is Kevin McCarthy an honest broker for you to negotiate with?” Biden responded, “I think he’s an honest man.
House Democrats Want Biden to Negotiate Debt Ceiling with McCarthy After GOP-Led Bill Passed House
April 30, 2023 by
Two House Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to negotiate with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the debt ceiling following the passage of the House GOP-led bill to raise the cap this past week. Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), who represents a swing Maine district, and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a first-term congressman who won with under 52
How McCarthy mollified the right on his debt plan — for now
April 27, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walks to a press conference after the House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act (H.R. 2811) at the U.S. Capitol on April 26, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Soon after House conservatives extracted enough concessions from Kevin McCarthy to let him claim the speakership, they began plotting their next move: Pushing
Biden: I’ll meet with McCarthy — but not on debt limit
April 27, 2023 by
Joe Biden’s stance comes as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to muscle a bill through the House that he’s cast as the GOP’s opening bid in the high-stakes standoff. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is open to meeting again with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — but would not give
Clyburn: Biden Will Talk to McCarthy on Debt Limit at ‘Proper Time’
April 26, 2023 by
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Daily,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that he’s “sure” President Joe Biden will invite House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to iron out a deal on the debt ceiling “when he thinks it’s the proper time to do it.” Clyburn stated, “The President’s job is to maintain security for
House GOP budget chief moves forward after McCarthy beef
April 25, 2023 by
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confers with House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) at the Capitol in Washington, March 8, 2src23. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A congressional budget chief’s job often looks thankless: Toil to unite your party around a detailed fiscal plan — and then watch your opponents use it
Gaetz, Boebert and Biggs raised big bucks off their opposition to McCarthy
April 20, 2023 by
(Right to left) Republican Reps. Andy Biggs, Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2src22. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The House Republicans who were the most vocal in opposing Kevin McCarthy’s bid for Speaker reaped substantial financial rewards for it, new campaign finance filings show.
McCarthy prepares his opening debt-limit bid — and it’s full of potential pitfalls
April 15, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s opening offer on the debt limit is riddled with potential political pitfalls — including an expiration date that would tee up another high-stakes fiscal fight just months before the 2src24 presidential election. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Speaker Kevin McCarthy is accelerating the long-stalled push for a unified House GOP strategy in
McCarthy pushes back against Trump’s calls for protests: ‘We want calmness out there’
April 13, 2023 by
Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday pushed back on Donald Trump’s calls for protests if he is ultimately indicted, instead calling for “calmness” and urging against any violence. His remarks during a press conference came a day after the former president predicted he would be arrested on Tuesday amid reports that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
McCarthy: China Should Lose Most-Favored Trade Status and We’ll Move to Revoke It
April 13, 2023 by
During a portion of an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that China’s most-favored nation trade status should be revoked and the House will move to do so. Host Laura Ingraham asked, [relevant exchange begins around 5:50] “[W]hy should China continue to
China threatens to take ‘resolute countermeasures’ over meeting between Taiwan’s Tsai, House Speaker McCarthy
April 12, 2023 by
China has threatened to retaliate against the United States and Taiwan over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Beijing has repeatedly alleged the U.S. and Taiwan are acting in secret to push for Taiwan’s independence and threatened “resolute countermeasures” should the two leaders meet. Tsai is scheduled to […]
Freedom Caucus and progressives lock arms — and that could be bad news for McCarthy
April 10, 2023 by
The Donald Trump-aligned Freedom Caucus (pictured) and the Progressive Caucus are openly uniting in favor of repealing two decades-old war authorizations in Iraq. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The House’s most conservative Republicans and its most liberal Democrats can barely stand each other most days. But lately they’re building an unlikely alliance that could cause real