McCarthy, Kevin (1965- )
Biden Will Deliver State of the Union Address on Feb. 7
WASHINGTON — President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union speech on Feb. 7, a nationwide address that comes even as he faces an improving economy, an aggressive House controlled by Republicans and a special counsel investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information. Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially invited Mr. Biden to inform […]
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‘I Might Wind Up in the Broom Closet’: Why Eli Crane Defied Kevin McCarthy
Before entering politics, Mr. Crane served five wartime deployments and 13 years in the military. He then started Bottle Breacher, a company featured on the reality show “Shark Tank,” whose signature product was a .50-caliber bullet fashioned into a bottle opener and marketed as a gift for men and groomsmen. He became a brand ambassador […]
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G.O.P. Leaders Stand by Santos as New York Republicans Call on Him to Resign
Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Nick LaLota, Nick Langworthy and Brandon Williams, all newly elected from New York, have called for Mr. Santos’s resignation on Wednesday. Of those, only Mr. Langworthy, who serves as the state party chair, is in a safely Republican district. The Nassau County G.O.P. chairman, Joseph G. Cairo Jr., has also called for […]
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New House Investigation Panel Stirs Memories of an Earlier McCarthy
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers point to outrageous abuses of the federal government’s unchecked law enforcement and intelligence apparatus, vowing to get to the bottom of the dirty business and root out the shadowy figures responsible. Americans have seen that scenario play out multiple times in history, with the latest example being the successful push by House […]
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Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California is fighting to become House Speaker, but a rebellion by a group of ultraconservative Republicans has prevented him from winning the majority of votes needed to secure the post. After the sixth ballot, the House still does not have a speaker. Members are taking a break and plan to return […]
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How Far Right Are the 20 Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy
The Republicans who blocked Representative Kevin McCarthy of California from becoming speaker on Tuesday include some of the most hard-right lawmakers in the House; most denied the 2020 election, are members of the Freedom Caucus, or both. Here’s a closer look at the 20 lawmakers. Re-elected representatives Newly elected Andy Biggs Ariz. 5th Dan Bishop […]
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A Year Later, Some Republicans Second-Guess Boycotting the Jan. 6 Panel
WASHINGTON — The four hearings held in the past few weeks by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, with their clear, uninterrupted narratives about President Donald J. Trump’s effort to undercut the peaceful transfer of power, have left some pro-Trump Republicans wringing their hands with regret about a decision made nearly a year […]
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House Again Delays Bill Bolstering Security for Supreme Court Justices
WASHINGTON — House Democrats put off consideration of Senate-passed legislation to bolster protections for Supreme Court justices a day after a man armed with a pistol, a knife and other weapons was arrested near the Maryland home of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Democratic aides said the delay would be brief as House and Senate negotiators […]
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What the Jan. 6 Panel Wants to Learn From 5 G.O.P. Lawmakers
WASHINGTON — In deciding to take the highly unusual step of issuing subpoenas to five Republican members of Congress, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack concluded that trying to compel their testimony was important enough to justify an escalatory step involving their colleagues. All five of the Republicans subpoenaed on Thursday have previously […]
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