House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) fired back at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for criticizing House Democrat leadership over their handling of antisemitism within their own conference. In comments to The Epoch Times on July 19, Mr. McCarthy blasted the nine Democrats who the previous day voted against a pro-Israel House resolution, which also…
Jeffries Fires Back at McCarthy for Faulting House Democrat Leadership on Handling Antisemitism
Speaker McCarthy Defends Trump Over Jan. 6: ‘What Criminal Activity Did He Do?’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Wednesday he doesn’t see how former President Donald Trump could be found criminally responsible for the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. “I don’t see how he could be found criminally responsible,” Mr. McCarthy said. “What criminal activity did he do? He told people to be peaceful.” Mr….
McCarthy Rebukes 9 Democrats Who Voted Against Pro-Israel Resolution
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) blasted the nine Democrats who voted against a pro-Israel resolution in the House of Representatives. The resolution passed on July 18, 412-9-1. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) voted “present.” The members who voted against the resolution were Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), Jamaal…
House GOP Hardliners Threaten to Derail Spending Bills
A group of 21 hard-line conservative House Republicans has warned that they would vote against spending bills that fail to include satisfactory cuts, in a letter addressed to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday. The lawmakers expressed their concerns about appropriations bills that could lead to increased spending levels, just as Congress is set…
ANALYSIS: Isaac Herzog White House Invite Another Snub to Netanyahu
News analysis House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced on June 29 that Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 19. Reportedly, Mr. Herzog will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden—a continuation of Mr. Biden’s snubbing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In March, Mr. Biden said he would not…
Key Republicans Support Ditching McCarthy-Biden Debt-Ceiling Deal to Boost Defense Budget
Key Republicans are calling for more defense spending than is permitted under the debt-ceiling deal negotiated less than a month ago between House GOP leadership and the Biden administration. Senate Armed Services Committee ranking Republican, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)—in a statement accompanying the panel’s June 23 adoption of the $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 National…
McCarthy Says Trump in ‘Stronger’ Position Now Than He Was in 2016
June 28, 2023
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Former President Trump is in a much stronger position to win the presidential race next year than in 2016, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “Just look at the numbers this morning—Trump is stronger today than he was in 2016,” McCarthy told Breitbart News in an interview on June 27, referring to poll results…
McCarthy Threatens to Block Funding of Visa Waivers for Chile Over Linked Burglaries
June 17, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to use the congressional spending bill to block funding of a visa waiver program for Chile that has been blamed for a sharp rise in organized crime including home burglaries and robberies in the United States. The rise in residential and business crimes is linked to a Chilean…
McCarthy Responds to Shelving of Censure Resolution of Schiff
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) gave credence on June 15 to the 20 House Republicans who joined Democrats the previous day to successfully shelve a censure resolution of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “I think everybody knows my thoughts of Adam Schiff,” McCarthy told The Epoch Times. “That’s why I removed him from [the House Intelligence…
McCarthy Rips CNN for Hiring Clapper, McCabe in Response to Questions on Trump
June 13, 2023
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed CNN on June 12 as he was being pressed about the indictment against former President Donald Trump over his handing of classified documents. “The idea of equal justice is not playing out here,” McCarthy told a group of reporters at Capitol Hill, referring to how Trump and President…
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