Tag: McCarthys
Johnson Has a Tough Job. McCarthy’s Concessions Are Making It Tougher.
The Republican speaker’s problems spring from his predecessor’s efforts to placate the far right as he grasped for the gavel. Now they are seeking to [...]
Two Republicans Advance to a Runoff to Finish Kevin McCarthy’s Term
Vince Fong and Mike Boudreaux, who advanced to a special election in May, will also face each other in November to fill the former House speaker’s sea [...]
McCarthy’s Exit May Create Even More Headaches for the Tiny G.O.P. Majority
The former speaker’s decision to leave his seat a year early could affect control of the House, the legislative agenda and his party’s efforts to keep [...]
Trump’s Fraud Trial and McCarthy’s Ouster Show How Chaotic the GOP Has Become
A revolt in Congress. Insurgent candidacies in swing states. A likely nominee on trial. This week showed how the party has turned more insular, antago [...]
GOP Candidates Split Over Kevin McCarthy’s Ouster as House Speaker
Several Republicans in the presidential field had endorsed a government shutdown, at odds with Mr. McCarthy.
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Here’s the math on the voting that will determine Kevin McCarthy’s fate.
Absences, abstentions, and
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McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a major test of his leadership in the days ahead, after one of his loudest Republican critics in the House promised to tr [...]
Inside McCarthy’s Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk
The Republican speaker opted to keep the government open the only way he could — by partnering with Democrats — in a surprise reversal that left him a [...]
Government Shutdown: How Each Representative Voted on McCarthy’s Stopgap Bill
Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday unsuccessfully put forward a long-shot measure to provide stopgap funding for the federal government and avo [...]
How Trump Is Complicating McCarthy’s Attempts to Avoid a Shutdown
The former president has been publicly pushing a shutdown, but his views are shaped by his own handling of the 2018 shutdown.
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McCarthy’s Plan to Avoid a Shutdown Hits Stiff G.O.P. Opposition
Republican leaders were hoping to pass the combination of spending cuts and border controls to show they were working to forestall a shutdown and pres [...]
Inside Kevin McCarthy’s secret promise to expunge Trump’s record
But the House GOP leader — who has felt compelled to stay neutral during the primary so as to not box in his own members — wasn’t ready to do that. T [...]
Trump world fumes over McCarthy’s 2024 slight
“Can he win that election? Yeah, he can win that election,” McCarthy said, referring to a Biden-Trump matchup. “The question is: ‘Is he the strongest [...]
McCarthy’s office has not met with Chamber during debt ceiling fight
However, he said, the Chamber has advocated for a bipartisan agreement directly to the White House.
“I see the relationship as respectful, so I’m not [...]
Inside the Final Hours of Kevin McCarthy’s Speaker Fight
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight sessi [...]