Tag Archives: Kevin McCarthy

The Hill reports: House Republicans on Monday adopted a rules package that will govern how the chamber operates for the next two years in a closely watched vote that came on the heels of last week’s drawn-out Speaker fight. The vote was the first legislative battle for newly-elected Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his House Republican conference. The terms in …

CNBC reports: A member of George Santos’ political team had a plan to raise money for the Republican congressman’s campaign: Impersonate the chief of staff of now House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Wealthy donors received calls and emails from a man who said he was Dan Meyer, McCarthy’s chief of staff, during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles, according to people …

Axios reports: House Republicans plan to launch a new investigative panel this week that will demand copies of White House emails, memos and other communications with Big Tech companies, top sources tell Axios. Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans a quick spate of red-meat actions and announcements to reward hardliners. The new panel, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal …

“Speaker McCarthy is our speaker and long live the Speaker. I look forward to working closely with him. But he did agree to his great credit to democratize power to the membership. “I don’t really get the critique that taking from Tuesday to Friday to work this out puts the Republican majority in peril. I mean, you know, Mike, that …

The Hill reports: Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Sunday didn’t rule out the possibility of a motion to vacate the Speakership being put forward during this Congress after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) secured the top House leadership slot. As he worked to flip holdouts within his party and secure the votes he needed to take the Speakership, McCarthy agreed to lower …

Politico reports: A proposed subcommittee to investigate “weaponization” of the federal government — a key demand of House conservatives who delivered Speaker Kevin McCarthy the gavel — would be given sweeping investigatory powers that include explicit authority to review “ongoing criminal investigations.” The language of the proposed “select subcommittee,” which would operate under the Judiciary Committee expected to be chaired …

From a statement issued today by the White House: Jill and I congratulate Kevin McCarthy on his election as Speaker of the House. The American people expect their leaders to govern in a way that puts their needs above all else, and that is what we need to do now. As I said after the midterms, I am prepared to work with Republicans …

The Associated Press reports: Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. “My father always told me, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” McCarthy told …

NBC News reports: The House adjourned until 10 p.m. as McCarthy waits for two of his supporters — Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., and Rep.-elect Wesley Hunt, R-Texas — to fly back to Washington for additional votes Friday evening. A handful of hard-line conservatives, led by Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, have continued to derail McCarthy’s bid for speaker. Six consistently …

The Washington Examiner reports: GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) convinced a 14th holdout to vote for him on the 13th ballot for House speaker after winning over most of his detractors the round before. The six lawmakers he needs to convince are Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), and Matt …

USA Today reports: Kevin McCarthy finally picked up some momentum Friday, winning more than a dozen new votes on the week’s 12th ballot and getting closer to the majority he needs to claim the speaker’s job. Two years after the U.S. Capitol was stormed by a violent mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, the House GOP is in turmoil …

The New York Times reports: On the 12th vote for speaker Friday afternoon, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California finally managed to move 14 right-wing holdouts into his camp but still fell short of the votes to become speaker, after 14 Republicans who had previously voted against him swung their support following a broad series of concessions. The movement was what …

NBC News reports: GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won votes from 14 former Republican holdouts in the first ballot for House speaker, prompting standing ovations from McCarthy’s supporters on the House floor. Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Rep. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Byron Donalds of Florida, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Mike Cloud of Texas have all cast …

CBS News reports: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy will try again Friday to muster a majority on the floor to win the race for speaker after falling short in 11 rounds of voting over three days this week. The speaker’s election has not exceeded nine rounds since before the Civil War. As McCarthy left the House chamber Thursday night, he …

Playbook reports: Many Republicans are fed up with his apparent willingness to hand plum committee posts to his detractors — especially, talk of possibly awarding them gavels. Some senior members have “forcefully” warned McCarthy not to go there. In fact, late last night, we heard a group of Appropriations cardinals huddled in a room off the House floor with panel …

“No, listen. I’m on the floor, Laura. These 212 Democrats are going to vote for Hakeem Jeffries every single time. He is a historic candidate for them. They are not going to cleave off under any circumstance. I assure you if Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign from the House of Representatives. That is how …

The Associated Press reports: The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. It has left Republicans in disarray and exposed anew the fragility of American democracy. The agreement McCarthy presented to the holdouts …

From the Conservative Action Project: Rather than engage them in a good faith negotiation, Rep. Kevin McCarthy has instead maligned both the requests and the messengers. He has publicly and through proxies leveled attacks against members of his own party, including threatening to deny committee assignments for those who continue to oppose him. Moreover, he has failed to answer for, …

After the result of the 11th Speaker ballot was announced, Rep. Steve Scalise entered a motion to adjourn. After a thundering chorus of “NO” from House Democrats, the House Clerk ruled that a vote by electronic device on the motion to adjourn was called for. Republicans scoffed loudly. That vote is now underway. UPDATE: The motion to adjourn has passed.

CNBC reports: U.S. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost an 11th vote for House speaker on Thursday, his latest defeat in what has already become the longest speaker balloting process since 1859. Ahead of the vote, two members of the bloc of 20 Republican holdouts opposing McCarthy’s speakership formally nominated alternative candidates to McCarthy: The first pick was GOP Rep. …