Tag: Kevin McCarthy

Senate GOP Has No Plans to Revisit Medicare, Social Security: McConnell

Senate Republicans have no intention of making cuts or changes to Medicare or Social Security programs, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). McConnell made the declaration at a Feb. 14 press conference at the Capitol when asked whether Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) should disavow a plan he proposed last year that would require…


Speaker McCarthy to Lead Freshman Congressmen on Tour of Southern Border

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will lead a contingent of four freshman congressmen in a tour of the U.S.–Mexico border on Feb. 16. Newly elected Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) will accompany McCarthy on Thursday for an aerial tour of U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector…


Sen. Rick Scott Proposes Bill to Protect Social Security and Medicare

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) announced a new bill to preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare on Friday after President Joe Biden claimed that Republicans in Congress aim to reduce funding for these programs. The proposed bill, named the Protect Our Seniors Act, would rescind funding from the Inflation Reduction Act for 87,000 new IRS…


Why Are the Left in Places With ‘Gun Control’ Laws in Place?

In this episode of Counterculture, Danielle discusses Kevin McCarthy’s recent battle for House speaker, how Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and others won in the end, as well as the Left’s attempt to keep playing pretend. Danielle interviews author Larry Correia about the Second Amendment and how we can debunk myths about gun control. …


New York Citizens Group Calls for Santos’s Expulsion From Congress

Residents of New York’s Congressional District 3 called on Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to expel embattled freshman Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) rather than wait for an ethics investigation to be completed. “There’s no criminal conviction necessary to remove a member [of Congress],” said 18-year-old Princeton student and activist Aidan Davis. “All that…


Kevin McCarthy Squares Up Against the ‘World’s Largest Bully’—China

Commentary The People’s Liberation Army flew 34 aircraft near Taiwan on Tuesday and Wednesday. Twenty of them crossed the “median line,” the de facto border running down the Taiwan Strait between China and Taiwan. The Chinese military also sent nine vessels near Taiwan, the island republic that Beijing claims as its own. Global Times, a…


Capitol Report: US Collects CCP Balloon Debris; Biden to Address Divided Congress

The White House is now claiming Chinese spy balloons hovered over the United States during the Trump administration. What new details do we know about the balloon, as the former president fires back? There’s just one more day until President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union Address. We take a look at his…


LIVE NOW: Rep. McCarthy Discusses the Debt Ceiling

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivers an address on the debt ceiling at 5:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 6. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Rep. McCarthy Discusses the Debt Ceiling

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivers an address on the debt ceiling at 5:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 6. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Speaker McCarthy Discusses the Debt Ceiling

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivers an address on the debt ceiling at 5:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 6. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …