Tag Archives: Kevin McCarthy

Politico reports: Florida Republicans should have clout in the House. They have the numbers, the pedigree and the recently earned distinction as an epicenter of Republican politics. Despite the numbers, they yield little sway. No members are in leadership. No Florida Republican holds a gavel. And while they often vote together on Florida issues, they’re otherwise a motley crew with …

Roll Call reports: “It’s a serious decision to make, and I have another week or so to decide because if I decide to run again, I have to know in my heart I’m giving 110-percent. I have to know that I want to do that,” McCarthy said in New York. “I also have to know if I’m going to walk …

CNN reports: Throughout “Oath and Honor,” Liz Cheney describes how she saw her Republican colleagues go from condemning Trump to falling back in line and supporting his claims of election fraud. Cheney reveals for the first time that McCarthy told her just two days after Election Day that he had talked to Trump and that Trump acknowledged he had lost. …

The Hill reports: During the New York Times’s DealBook Summit, Andrew Ross Sorkin asked McCarthy who the “right person” would be for Trump to pick as his vice president among Haley, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and 2024 GOP presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.). “If I was a political person, and I was going to advise …

PolitiFact reports: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., recently shared footage of himself dressed in formal attire, telling an audience that the United States has never sought land after winning wars. McCarthy said at the Oct. 28 event, “In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans …

Florida Politics reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said a House investigation could leave Rep. Matt Gaetz without his current relevancy. During an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, the California Republican unprompted added further fuel to his ongoing feud with Gaetz. Bartiromo asked McCarthy about progress in the House since the transition, and the former Speaker suggested dissent within the …

The Daily Beast reports: In a letter addressed to Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), Rep. Matt Gaetz called for an “immediate and swift investigation” into the “assault” — something Burchett had declined to pursue. “This Congress has seen a substantial increase in breaches of decorum unlike anything we have seen since the pre-Civil War era,” Gatez wrote without …

CNN reports: GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back Tuesday morning while Burchett was talking to a reporter, the latest sign of how tense the dynamics are in the House GOP conference. McCarthy denied the incident to CNN, saying, “I didn’t shove or elbow him. It’s a tight hallway.” …

Raw Story reports: NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales reports that McCarthy gave Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) a “shove” as he walked past him in the Capitol, which led to Burchett trying to confront McCarthy. “Why’d you elbow me in the back Kevin?!” said Burchett, as reported by Grisales. “Hey Kevin, you got any guts!?” As McCarthy walked away, Burchett referred …

The Messenger reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has brought his quarrel with ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to the big screen in a documentary-style short film titled “Gaveled Out: Return of the People’s House,” which he posted to X on Friday. The 13-minute movie starts in January with McCarthy’s difficult election to the speakership where he was shown asking …

CNN has the transcript: Raju: [Rep.] Matt Gaetz [(R-FL)], you’ve been mentioning a lot. How much would the Republican Party benefit if he were no longer a member of the House, in your opinion? McCarthy: Oh, tremendously. I mean, people have to earn the right to be here, and I just think… I mean, he’ll admit to you personally he …

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is getting a primary challenger in his reelection race for his House seat representing the state’s 20th congressional district. David Giglio, who previously lost a congressional bid for the state’s 13th District, is running as an “America First Republican” who will “fight alongside President Donald Trump in 2024 as he WAGES WAR …

Meet The Press provides the transcript: WELKER: Let me just ask you quite simply, why haven’t you endorsed him [Trump] yet? MCCARTHY: Well, the campaign is still going. There’s a very good chance I would endorse President Trump… WELKER: He’s the clear frontrunner! What are you waiting for? MCCARTHY: Well, you know what? Because I’ve got a southern border wide …

“What we’ve seen is a result of the leadership decisions that Kevin McCarthy made back after the 2020 election and certainly after January 6. “Looking the other way in the face of the kind of assault on our democracy that we’ve seen from Donald Trump and his allies in the house, including Jim Jordan. elevating those members, frankly, some of …

The Daily Beast reports: Though some moderate Republicans planned to nominate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House Speaker, he reportedly told colleagues in a Tuesday party meeting not to put him forward, according to Punchbowl News. It would leave two candidates: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Steve Scalise (R-LA), who will both speak at the House GOP’s candidate forum on …

“I am still a member of Congress. I understand the relationship between America and Israel. I have dear friends in the leadership there and living there. And I’m not gonna sit back and do nothing. What I have found what’s going on, if we had listened to Matt Gaetz, we would be in a government shutdown right now. So, our …

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) did not rule out returning to the post if the House Republican Conference cannot decide on a replacement. Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked McCarthy — who lost the gavel last week after eight House Republicans joined with Democrats to oust him — on Monday whether he would serve again as Speaker …

Yahoo News reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) assessed Sunday that it would be “absolutely” worth it for him to lose his seat in Congress for spearheading the removal of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the top leadership post last week. “Absolutely,” Gaetz said when NBC’s Kristen Welker asked him on “Meet the Press” on Sunday about whether the effort …

Politico reports: The attacks in Israel and demand for U.S. aid are injecting new urgency into recent talks among centrist House Republicans to attempt to reinstate Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, with scores of Republican lawmakers now discussing the effort. Calls and texts among GOP members picked up dramatically after news of the attacks reached the U.S. overnight Friday. The …

CBS News reports: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy denied reports on Friday that he’s thinking about resigning from Congress before his term concludes in 2025, after after hardline Republicans and Democrats forced him out of the speaker’s chair earlier this week. “I’m not resigning,” McCarthy said twice Friday. When asked if he will run for reelection next year, McCarthy responded, …