Tag Archives: Kevin McCarthy

Freedom Caucus Set To Freeze Votes For Second Week

Playbook reports: The seismic news surrounding Donald Trump’s federal indictment last week upended the political world — and quickly overshadowed the embarrassing spectacle playing out on the House floor. To recap: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to send his members home early after a splinter group of 11 conservative hard-liners, days after being steamrolled by the bipartisan debt-ceiling deal, …

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McCarthy On Trump’s Charges: We Won’t Stand For It

“This is going to disrupt this nation because it goes to the core of equal justice for all, which is not being seen today. And we’re not going to stand for it. This is a very dark day in America when you think about what they’re trying to indict President Trump on. “You’ve got a sitting president right now in …

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Far-Right Bloc Forces McCarthy To Cancel All Votes

NBC News reports: A small bloc of conservative bomb-throwers is holding the floor of the House of Representatives hostage, forcing GOP leaders to cancel votes for the rest of the week. For the second straight day, the conservatives blocked several leadership-backed bills from moving forward Wednesday in protest of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s handling of the debt deal he struck with …

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McCarthy To Give January 6 Footage To Extremist Who Claims Capitol Police Killed Themselves Out Of Shame

Media Matters reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is poised to give special access to security footage of the January 6 insurrection to a far-right personality who accused a police officer injured during the attack of being a “crisis actor,” and who has depicted the insurrectionists as patriotic Americans who were victimized by police brutality. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), …

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McCarthy Takes Victory Lap On Debt: We Made History

Axios reports: With a 314-117 House vote to lift the debt ceiling until 2025, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) proved he could harness his narrow majority to force President Biden to make policy concessions on issues that are deeply important to both parties. McCarthy started his post-vote victory lap by thanking his negotiating team and then touting his accomplishment. “Tonight we …

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House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill In 314-117 Vote

CBS News reports: The House has passed legislation to suspend the debt ceiling and limit spending, as time runs short to avoid a catastrophic default. The bill will still need to pass the Senate. A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted “yes” on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 on Wednesday night, for a final tally of …

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LIVE VIDEO: House Makes Final Vote On Debt Bill

ABC News reports: A deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling is heading to a crucial vote in the House on Wednesday night, the next step in averting a potential default now just days away. The bill, titled the “Fiscal Responsibility Act,” cleared its first major hurdle Tuesday when the House Rules Committee advanced the bill in a 7-6 vote. …

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House Advances Debt Ceiling Bill In 241-187 Vote

The New York Times reports: The House voted on Wednesday to take up a bipartisan plan that would suspend the nation’s debt ceiling and limit spending, clearing a major procedural hurdle as lawmakers raced to act before a looming default. With Republicans in revolt over the measure, it fell to Democrats to help clear the way for the legislation, in …

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LIVE VIDEO: House Begins Debate On Debt Ceiling Bill

The New York Times reports: Speaker Kevin McCarthy toiled on Wednesday to lock down the votes to pass his deal with President Biden to suspend the debt ceiling and set federal spending limits, as a stream of defections from hard-right lawmakers raised the stakes for a climactic set of votes on the package. With the nation’s first-ever default looming in …

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Boebert: If Debt Bill Passes, McCarthy Will Be Ousted

“So, the whole point of the speaker’s race and having a motion to vacate a check and balance was because we know at any given time those rules can be suspended. And so, this, at the Speaker’s request, is what I’ve heard; this was to be a closed rule with no amendments allowed. If this bill passes with a majority …

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Gaetz To McCarthy: Change The Debt Bill Or You’re Out

“If a majority of Republicans are against a piece of legislation and you use Democrats to pass it, that would immediately be a black letter violation of the deal we had with McCarthy to allow his ascent to the Speakership, and it would likely trigger an immediate motion to vacate. I think Speaker McCarthy knows that. That’s why he’s working …

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GOP Rep Calls For Ousting McCarthy Over Debt Deal

The Hill reports: Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) on Tuesday became the first Republican to publicly support ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over the debt ceiling deal he struck with President Biden as conservative criticism of the agreement ramps up. At a House Freedom Caucus press conference on Tuesday, Bishop was the sole Republican to raise his hand signifying he would …

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Up To 60 GOP Reps Likely To Vote Against Debt Deal

Axios reports: House Republican leaders are signaling confidence they’ll round up enough GOP votes to pass House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s compromise with President Biden to raise the debt ceiling for two years. The leaders are trying to counter the notion that the loud complaints about the bill from members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus — and other Republicans — …

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Freedom Caucus Vows To Block McCarthy’s Debt Deal

Reuters reports: After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing it through the House, where hardline Republicans are already threatening to sink it. As Democratic and Republican negotiators iron out the final details of an agreement to suspend the federal government’s …

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WH And GOP Reach Tentative Agreement On Debt

The New York Times reports: Top White House and Republican negotiators on Saturday reached a deal in principle to raise the debt limit for two years while cutting and capping some government spending over the same period, a breakthrough after a marathon set of crisis talks that has brought the nation within days of its first default in history. Congressional …

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McCarthy: “No Agreement Yet” On Debt Ceiling Deal

Huddle reports: The multi-trillion-dollar question on everyone’s mind is whether the negotiators can reach an agreement to lift the debt ceiling before the clock ticks too much further. There’s lots of rumblings from lawmakers on both sides that there could be a handshake deal today, with lawmakers returning to Washington Tuesday or Wednesday for votes — but that may well …

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House To Leave For Long Weekend With No Debt Deal

CNN reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears set to send members home after votes on Thursday, signaling that debt negotiations with the White House will continue as the risk of a first-ever default grows. While the speaker urged lawmakers to stay close to the nation’s capital over Memorial Day weekend, his top deputy, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, announced that …

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McCarthy Blames “Socialist” Dems For Debt Impasse

The Associated Press reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks. But McCarthy, R-Calif., said the two sides are “still far apart.” Time is short to strike a deal. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday that “it seems almost certain” that the United States would not …

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MTG Pays $100,000 For McCarthy’s Used Chapstick

And you thought the cult couldn’t get any weirder: The political partnership between Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene entered a new level of strangeness when the Georgia congresswoman reportedly dropped a huge chunk of dough on…the House Speaker’s used chapstick. Politico’s Olivia Beavers reported that House Republicans held a conference on Tuesday morning which consisted of a 15 minute …

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McCarthy Claims “Productive” Call With Biden On Debt

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling on Monday, after a “productive” phone call as the president headed back to Washington, the two sides said on Sunday. McCarthy, speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following the call, said there were positive discussions on solving the crisis and that …

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