Kevin McCarthy is having a grand old time. He’s traveling the country giving six-figure speeches, playing pundit and elder statesman on TV, holding forth at high-brow political forums and, not least, plotting vengeance against those behind his unceremonious ouster as House speaker. Eight Republican lawmakers joined 208 Democrats in toppling the former Bakersfield congressman, the […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made no secret of his public disdain for Rep. Matt Gaetz. But in a recent interview, he went further than ever, appearing to say that Gaetz ended his speakership while trying to prevent an ethics investigation into allegations that the Florida Republican had sexual relations with a 17-year-old, an […]
A California appeals court ruled Tuesday that Vince Fong, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s chosen successor, can remain on the House ballot while also running for the state Legislature, sidestepping a legal and political headache for the Republican candidate. Fong’s place competing in two races was prompted by McCarthy’s abrupt retirement announcement last December, which came […]
A Republican assemblyman is leading in the primary race to fill retired Bakersfield Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s shoes in California’s most Republican-filled congressional district. Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, had 37.3% of the votes that had been counted as of 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday, outpacing his competitors. The Associated Press estimated that 42% of votes in California’s […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took a dig at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Tuesday, accusing the congressman of embellishing his relationship with former president Donald Trump. “I don’t know how close you probably think the president is to Gaetz, but you should figure that out,” McCarthy said, when a reporter asked about conversations […]
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) went after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) during a Capitol Hill visit on Tuesday, saying she needs to “straighten out her life.” Mace, one of the eight GOP members who voted to oust McCarthy as Speaker last year, is facing a tough primary challenge from her former chief of staff and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Tuesday honored the official charged with maintaining order in the House during two of the chamber’s most tumultuous moments — the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and last year’s longest race for House speaker since before the Civil War. Cheryl Johnson, the 36th House clerk, was presented with […]
New Ireland star Joe McCarthy has been taking inspiration from American football but has no plans to follow former Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit in chasing an NFL career. Leinster lock McCarthy has been one of the standout performers of the opening two rounds of the Guinness Six Nations and was named man of the match […]
A CNN report published Sunday details how a group of House Republicans are taking heat politically and financially for leading the coup that saw former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ousted from the speakership in October. The report noted that conservative Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Bob Good, R-Va., have “arguably received the most incoming fire,” […]
Watch CNN’s coverage of the eight House Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy on “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 11 a.m. ET. Donors no longer want to contribute to their campaigns. Primary opponents are lining up to take them out. And some of them have been ex-communicated from caucuses on […]
Feb. 5—WILKES-BARRE — The Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will hold its 78th Anniversary Dinner on Friday March 15, 2024, at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The organization announced they have selected John McCarthy Jr. to be honored as the 2024 “Man of the Year” at the dinner. McCarthy is best known for his role as […]
Kevin McCarthy couldn’t bend unruly Republican lawmakers to his will in Washington. Back home in Bakersfield, Republican voters may reject his succession plan. The ousted House speaker’s abrupt retirement launched a fierce fight for one of California’s few reliably red seats. Where it once seemed McCarthy could anoint a successor, his preferred candidate — Assemblymember […]