Kevin mccarthy articles

  • Kevin McCarthy's trying to create a legacy, but he can’t give up Trump

    The least successful House speaker in history—the only one to be ousted—is taking time out of his revenge agenda to take a stab at rewriting history to somehow make himself the hero. That includes a Georgetown University event called “How Strong Is Our Democracy? With Kevin McCarthy.” Politico reports that despite that title, at “a time when both Democrats and Republicans—for very different reasons—warn that ‘democracy is on the ballot’ in 2024, he didn’t seem to have that level of concern about...

  • Kevin Mccarthy blames ouster on Matt Gaetz's sexual misconduct allegations probe

    Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is pulling no punches about the real reason he believes he was ousted from power, according to new reports. The former Republican leader appeared Tuesday night at a Georgetown University event on the strength of American democracy and predictably found himself discussing his ejection from the House speakership in 2023, according to reporter Ben Jacobs and Politico."McCarthy says the only reason that he is not Speaker," Jacobs reported, "is because 'one...

  • California court affirms Kevin McCarthy protege's dual candidacies on state ballot

    By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a decision that could leave voters doing a double take, a California appeals court ruled that a state legislator can appear as a candidate in two races on the November ballot. The unusual dual candidacies stem from the fight over the now-vacant seat