Category: Kevin McCarthy

Republican Defends Delays in Selecting New House Speaker Despite Democrat Criticism

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said the current stalemate over House speaker is an indication that the Republican Party is different from the Democrat Party, while voicing support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next speaker. “The Republican Party is a big tent party, we got a number of different groups, that number of…


Republican Rep. Carter Defends Delays in Selecting New House Speaker Despite Democrat Criticism

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said the current stalemate over House speaker is an indication that the Republican Party is different from the Democrat Party, while voicing support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next speaker. “The Republican Party is a big tent party, we got a number of different groups, that number of…


‘In Chaos, Anything Is Possible’: AOC Suggests Possible ‘Coalition’ Between Democrats, McCarthy

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) during a Jan. 3 television appearance suggested the possibility of a “coalition government” between Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)—the frontrunner in the race for speaker—and Democrats. On Jan. 3, the House cast three ballots for speaker of the House with no result—the first time in more than 100 years that the vote for…


LIVE January 4, 8 PM ET: House Republicans Reconvene to Try to Elect a Speaker

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a speaker of the House at 8 p.m. on Jan. 4. The newly Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a leader after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) again fell short of the votes needed to be elected as the speaker, a…


House Adjourns Without Electing a New Speaker

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a speaker of the House at 8 p.m. on Jan. 4. The newly Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a leader after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) again fell short of the votes needed to be elected as the speaker, a…


Capitol Report: Rep. Byron Donalds Emerges as Latest Candidate for Speaker; Twitter Files: Lawmakers Request Bans

More back-to-back voting took place in the House Wednesday, with Kevin McCarthy falling short of the support needed. Those opposing him are rallying behind yet another nominee. One of the strongest dissenting members of Congress joins us to weigh in. President Joe Biden and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell are rubbing shoulders in a rare…


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Jan. 4): Kevin McCarthy Loses 6th Vote for House Speaker; ESPN Analyst Stops Show to Pray for Damar Hamlin

The new Republican House majority failed for the sixth time to elect a speaker of the House on Jan. 4, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) continued looking for a way through the impasse. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s status has improved after he collapsed during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to family…


Elon Musk for Speaker of the House?

Our friends in the legacy media—and that increasingly seems to include Fox News—not to mention the Democrats and some Republicans as well, endlessly bemoan the “chaos” on the Republican side as Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has failed in four ballots now in his bid to become House speaker. The most powerful position in the…


Republican Congressman: Time to ‘Move Past’ Kevin McCarthy

One of the Republican congressmen opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in his bid for speaker of the House of Representatives said Jan. 4, after McCarthy failed to receive enough votes in three rounds of voting, that McCarthy should step aside. “We need to move past Kevin McCarthy,” Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) told NTD. “He doesn’t…


Senate Republicans Criticize House GOP for Failure to Elect Speaker

Senate Republicans on Jan. 3 criticized the House GOP for failing to elect a speaker despite holding a majority in the lower chamber in the new Congress. “If it’s this hard to elect a Speaker, imagine how hard it’s going to be to pass any legislation,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told The Hill. Sen. Lindsey…