U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) holds his weekly news conference at 10:45 a.m. ET, Jan. 12. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
A Minority View
Commentary HONOLULU—If one discounts Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, Hawaii is about as far—geographically and politically—from Washington, D.C., as one can get. There are just six Republicans out of 51 in the State House of Representatives and two out of 25 in the Senate. One of them is Rep. Gene Ward, who has spent a total of…
C-SPAN Asks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for Continued Camera Coverage in House Chamber
Television network C-SPAN has requested regular access to the House chamber after it was granted unprecedented access to the floor last week in what turned out to be a turbulent and emotionally charged House speaker vote last week. In a letter (pdf) to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), C-SPAN CEO Susan Swain asked that the network be allowed to have…
Conservatives Celebrate ‘Significant’ Concession Wins During House Speaker Election
After several days, 15 rounds of voting, and tough negotiations with 20 holdout Republicans, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives shortly after midnight on Jan. 7. Conservative groups declared a victory after the speaker offered several concessions to holdouts, the majority of whom are members of the…
Does GOP Politicking Weaken the Party or Empower Americans?
Republicans voted 15 times before they elected Kevin McCarthy to be House speaker and second in line to the White House. Mainstream media complained that the delay was evidence the GOP can’t govern. In fact, it showed how democracy is supposed to work, and how a small faction led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) used…
PREMIERING NOW: Climate Change: Will Electric Vehicles Save the Planet? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 107
Climate apocalypse has been predicted for more than 50 years, is buying an EV a moral or immoral choice? One week after his terrifying collapse at the Monday Night Football game, Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has returned home. What is it about his collapse that shocked the nation? Kevin McCarthy wins House speaker job…
McCarthy Plans to Remove Schiff, Omar, Swalwell from House Committees
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed Monday that he plans to remove Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) from their committee assignments. McCarthy told The Associated Press on Monday that he will expel the three Democrats, coming months after he pledged to do so in June if Republicans took the…
LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Jan. 9): McCarthy’s First Challenge: Congress Votes on Rules Package; Biden Faces Backlash Over Border Trip
The Republican-led House on Jan. 9 was set to vote on the rules package for the 118th Congress that contains a list of concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to make after four days of intense negotiations. President Joe Biden is facing criticism over his visit to the US-Mexico border, where he failed to encounter…
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Jan. 9): McCarthy’s First Challenge: Congress Votes on Rules Package; Biden Faces Backlash Over Border Trip
The Republican-led House on Jan. 9 was set to vote on a rules package that contained a list of concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to make after four days of intense negotiations. President Joe Biden is facing criticism over his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, where he failed to encounter any illegal immigrants, or…
NTD Evening News (Jan. 9): McCarthy’s First Challenge: Congress Votes on Rules Package; Biden Faces Backlash Over Border Trip
The Republican-led House on Jan. 9 was set to vote on a rules package that contained a list of concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to make after four days of intense negotiations. President Joe Biden is facing criticism over his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, where he failed to encounter any illegal immigrants, or…
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