Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Wednesday joined the growing list of Congress members heading for the U.S. Capitol exits. McCarthy’s planned departure by year’s end, following the expulsion of disgraced New York Republican Congressman George Santos, will leave the House GOP with a razor-thin majority in 2024. The California …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Unsure About Running Again in 2024 – Decision by December 8 Deadline
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is currently in the spotlight as he contemplates whether to run for re-election in 2024. In a recent interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, McCarthy shared that he will take the upcoming holidays as an opportunity to discuss the matter with his family before making a decision. …
Read More »McCarthy May Jump Into House Speaker Race, As Crises Overseas Mount
Jennifer Shutt, South Dakota Searchlight House Republicans gathered behind closed doors Monday night in an attempt to decide who should become the chamber’s next speaker, a race with a renewed sense of urgency with ally Israel now at war and the House in paralysis. Louisiana’s Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim …
Read More »House Votes To Remove Kevin McCarthy As Speaker
Jennifer Shutt, West Virginia Watch Dissident Republicans in the U.S. House voted with Democrats on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a historic move that came just nine months after he secured the gavel following days of negotiating with the GOP’s right flank and 15 rounds of voting. It …
Read More »US House Adjourns—Again—After 11 Failed Votes to Select a Speaker
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams For the first time since before the U.S. Civil War, the House of Representatives on Thursday held more than 10 votes for speaker and the narrow Republican majority still failed to rally behind one candidate, ultimately voting to adjourn until Friday afternoon. Since Tuesday, over 11 …
Read More »House Paralyzed Following Second Day Of GOP Failure To Elect A Speaker
Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury U.S. House Republicans’ stalemate over who should lead the chamber for the next two years dragged on Wednesday, with Kevin McCarthy failing to get the votes needed to become speaker on three more ballots. The chamber then adjourned until 8 p.m. Eastern to give the House …
Read More »‘The GOP Is Irretrievably Broken’: House Adjourns After McCarthy Fails to Win Speakership
In a signal of what the U.S. House of Representatives could look for like the next two years, the chamber adjourned Tuesday evening after GOP Congressman Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed to secure the 218 votes needed to become the next speaker due to a revolt by several far-right Republicans. During …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Loses Third Vote For House Speaker
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy failed Tuesday to get enough support in the first three votes as his bid for Speaker of the House struggles to cross the finish line. The vote leaves the race for speaker up for grabs, and Republicans divided with more rounds of votes expected. U.S. Rep. …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas 5 GOP Members Who Declined To Testify
by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix May 12, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol subpoenaed five Republican House members Thursday who the panel believes have knowledge of the events leading up to the attack, including communication with then-President Donald Trump. The …
Read More »January 6 committee wants to talk to House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attacks at the US Capitol is asking House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to voluntarily provide information to the panel, including about communications he had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the riot and Trump’s state of mind following …
Read More »House Passes Biden’s $1.7 Trillion Build Back Better Act
On Friday, the House voted to pass a historic $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act that makes unprecedented investments in working people, families, and communities across America. The roll call fell mostly among party lines with a vote of 220-213, with one Democrat, Maine Congressman Jared Goldman, voting against it. “We …
Read More »McCarthy Threatens Companies That Cooperate With Jan. 6 Investigation
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned tech companies on Tuesday not to cooperate with the House Select Committee’s investigation into the deadly Jan 6 insurrection. The House Select Committee has requested that thirty-five communications companies preserve information relevant to its investigation into the Capitol attack and “efforts to delay or interfere” …
Read More »Pelosi Appoints GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger To 1/6 Select Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday appointed Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Ilinois to serve on the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi noted Kinzinger’s experience as an Air Force veteran and Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, stating he “brings great …
Read More »House Dems set to vote on Jan. 6 select committee
The House is set to vote Wednesday afternoon on creating a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the resolution to create the select committee earlier this week after efforts for a bipartisan special commission on the ransacking of the Capitol …
Read More »Pelosi Launches Select Committee To Investigate January 6 Attack
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House would create a select committee to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol. “This morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I’m announcing that the house will be establishing a select committee on the January 6 insurrection,” Pelosi said. …
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