Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called for the prosecution and conviction of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) on Sunday. “I just don’t think Gaetz is a conservative,” McCarthy said on CNN when asked why he’s supporting Gaetz’s primary opponent. “If you think about it, if there’s anybody who should go to trial, I mean, Gaetz […]
California Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong has won the special election to fill former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s seat, NBC News projects, a victory that will pad a narrow House majority that has given GOP leaders in Washington heartburn. Fong, who was endorsed by McCarthy and former President Donald Trump, won the race in California’s 20th […]
In the race to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) in Congress, San Joaquin Valley voters on Tuesday chose Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong, a state lawmaker who was endorsed by Donald Trump. The Associated Press called California’s 20th Congressional District race for Fong at 8:17 p.m. Fong bested fellow Republican Mike Boudreaux, the Tulare County […]
Today’s special election to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress reflects a larger struggle over the Republican Party. The ex-speaker’s protégé and former staffer, Vince Fong, is the prohibitive favorite to win the remainder of McCarthy’s unserved tenure. If Fong beats Tulare Sheriff Mike Boudreaux tonight and becomes Congressman Fong, he’ll wield a potent advantage in […]
He was a lawyer with a two-syllable name, a colourfully complicated personal life and a Rasputin-like grip on United States politics – especially in New York. The very mention of Roy Cohn during his four decades of headline ubiquity could spark anything from anger to hatred to fear; his shadowy legend persists nearly 40 years […]
Voters in former Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s district have through Tuesday to select his replacement. The winner will serve in Congress for the next seven months and get the incumbency advantage for the Nov. 5 general election. He could be sworn in anytime from within a week to over a month from now. Will California’s 20th […]
As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn’t mince words about his chances in his run for Congress. “I am the underdog,” Boudreaux told a crowd of supporters. “I am pushing back against a machine that is so powerful that it’s very challenging, to say […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. That incumbent, conservative two-term Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., voted to remove former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker last fall. It’s just the latest example of how […]
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reflected on the end of his Speakership on Thursday while taking a dig at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying he “couldn’t live” with himself if he cut a deal with Democrats to keep his job. McCarthy was ousted from the Speakership in October after eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reminisced about his time in Congress on Tuesday and predicted GOP success in November. Asked whether he missed the chamber where he was ousted as speaker in October, the Bakersfield resident responded, “Some days, yes. Some people, no.” “I loved every minute of every time I was in office. Good […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, national political reporter Bridget Bowman notes how four House Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as […]
Six months after being stripped of his gavel, and four months after leaving Capitol Hill altogether, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has no interest in fading from public view. On the contrary, the California Republican appears quite eager to maintain a high public profile. In February, for example, McCarthy appeared on Fox Business to condemn […]