Tag: Rep. Kevin Mccarthy

Newsmakers (Jan. 4): Why Can’t House Republicans Agree on a Leader?

Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times congressional correspondent, talks about why House Republicans are not together in their vote for speaker of the House. Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project, also talks about the vote for House speaker. He shares his thoughts on frontrunner Kevin McCarthy. Thomas Hogan, senior research faculty at the American Institute…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (Jan. 3): Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty; Kentucky Puts Banks on Notice Over ESG

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to all eight counts against him. This set off a lengthy legal battle, with Bankman-Fried’s freedom on the line. Kentucky is putting big banks on notice—saying if they don’t stop boycotting fossil fuel companies, the state will pull its money out. Chaos emerges in the House of Representatives,…


NTD Business (Jan. 3): Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty; Kentucky Puts Banks on Notice Over ESG

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to all eight counts against him. This set off a lengthy legal battle, with Bankman-Fried’s freedom on the line. Kentucky is putting big banks on notice—saying if they don’t stop boycotting fossil fuel companies, the state will pull its money out. Chaos emerges in the House of Representatives,…


Jan. 6 Committee Proposes Charges Against 4 Lawmakers

Jan. 6 committee panel proposed charges on Dec. 19 in Washington against four U.S. Representatives related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Besides the suggested charges on then-President Donald Trump and his former advisor John Eastman, the Jan. 6 committee referred charges on House Minority Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), and Rep. Andy…


Jan. 6 Panel Refers Four Republicans to Ethics Committee

The January 6 committee referred four Republican lawmakers to the House Ethics Committee on Dec. 19 for defying subpoenas earlier this year. The referrals names House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) During the same session, the committee recommended criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related…


McCarthy’s Impeachment Push Against Mayorkas Not Likely to Succeed, Says Expert

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) attempt to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for the failure in dealing with the border crisis would not likely succeed, according to an immigration expert. On Nov. 22, McCarthy said that the House of Representatives would start impeachment procedures against Mayorkas when the 118th Congress convenes on…


Youngkin’s Win Just Revealed That More Democrats Are Vulnerable in 2022: McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the Republican win in Virginia’s governor’s race on Tuesday shows that many more Democrats are likely in a vulnerable position going into the 2022 elections if they keep voting for ultra-left policies that are not popular with American voters. “If you’re a Democrat [and] President Biden won your…


GOP Lawmakers Denounce Ending Afghanistan Evacuation, Saying House Members Still Receiving Calls From US Citizens

Republican lawmakers are blasting President Joe Biden for adhering to the Taliban-set Afghanistan evacuation deadline, with U.S. citizens and allies left behind, saying that GOP and Democrat members of the House are still receiving calls from citizens stuck in Afghanistan. “I want to thank, also, so many congressional offices, so many of you, Republican and…


McCarthy Urges Pelosi to Call Emergency Session For Action on Afghanistan

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Republican members in a letter Sunday that he is pushing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to convene the House immediately with the goal of getting President Joe Biden’s evacuation deadline extended and then get answers to the many questions about the deadly Afghanistan withdrawal. “Given the grave and immediate…


‘There Will Be a Day of Reckoning’ for Biden’s Actions on Afghanistan: Kevin McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said President Joe Biden has lost the trust and confidence of the American people because of his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and that “there will be a day of reckoning” for the administration to explain what led to 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians being killed outside the…