Tagged: Kevin McCarthy
These nine Republicans are running for House Speaker.
Nine Republicans have thrown their hat in the ring to be the next House speaker, Republican conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)…
Kevin McCarthy: “We’re in a very bad position as a party.”
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the Republican Party is in a “very bad position” as they continue to struggle…
Interim speaker Patrick McHenry threatens to quit.
Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C) threatened to quit if Republicans push him to try to move legislation on the floor without…
McCarthy tells Gaetz to “sit your ass down” in tense confrontation at GOP meeting.
There was a tense exchange between former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) at Thursday’s closed-door Republican conference meeting…
Romney: Jim Jordan is in Washington to “bark” and “make noise, not to make laws”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) criticized Rep. Jim Jordan’s nonexistent legislative record on Tuesday, saying the Ohio lawmaker is more focused on making…
House vote for Speaker set for Tuesday.
The House is set to vote for a new Speaker Tuesday, according to House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.). The House has been without…
GOP lawmaker slams pressure campaign to get Jordan elected Speaker: “That is the dumbest way”
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) criticized his Republican colleagues who have launched a public campaign to pressure holdouts to support Rep. Jim Jordan…
Kevin McCarthy blames Democrats for bringing “chaos to Congress.”
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) is blaming House Democrats for bringing “chaos to Congress” after GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) led a…
Steve Scalise drops out of Speaker’s race.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has dropped out of the race for House Speaker as he was unable to sway holdouts.…
Republicans nominate Steve Scalise as the next House speaker.
House Republicans have selected Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) as their nominee for speaker a week after Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted from…