Tag: Kevin McCarthy

House GOP Leader Won’t Commit to Biden Impeachment

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) remained noncommittal when asked about whether Republicans would try to impeach President Joe Biden if the GOP recaptures the House in 2022. If Republicans take over after the midterms, McCarthy would be poised to become House speaker. When he was asked on Sunday during an interview about impeaching Biden,…


Trump’s Role in House GOP Depends on Whether He Runs for President: McCarthy

Former President Donald Trump will likely play a role with Republicans after the 2022 midterm elections but the size of the role will depend on whether Trump runs for president in 2024, the top GOP member of the House of Representatives says. “I assume he’s going to play some role,” Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told…


Rep. Fortenberry Should Resign Following Conviction: GOP Leader McCarthy

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.) said Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) should resign after he was convicted of lying to the FBI about illegal campaign contributions. Fortenberry was found guilty on March 24 of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions to his 2016 election campaign, the Justice Department…


McCarthy Condemns Cawthorn Comment Calling Zelensky ‘A Thug’

During a weekly press conference, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) condemned Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s (R-N.C.) comments calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “a thug.” “Remember that Zelensky is a thug,” Cawthorn was seen saying. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and it is incredibly evil and it has been pushing woke ideologies. It…


McCarthy Endorses Cheney Challenger In Wyoming House Race

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has endorsed Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) GOP challenger in Wyoming, striking a tough blow against the already-endangered incumbent. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has had a relatively unchallenged political career up to this point, but her participation on the Democrat-dominated Jan. 6 Committee and her…


Republican Lawmakers Call on Biden to Take Action on China’s Failure to Meet Trade Commitments

Sixty House Republican lawmakers are seeking answers from President Joe Biden after Beijing failed to meet its buying targets under the “phase one” trade agreement with the United States. The lawmakers are particularly concerned about how China failed to buy enough U.S. agricultural products. According to their letter (pdf) to Biden, China was nearly $16…


GOP Lawmakers Call on Biden to Take Action on China’s Failure to Meet Trade Commitments

Sixty House Republican lawmakers are seeking answers from President Joe Biden after Beijing failed to meet its buying targets under the “phase one” trade agreement with the United States. The lawmakers are particularly concerned about how China failed to buy enough U.S. agricultural products. According to their letter (pdf) to Biden, China was nearly $16…


Supreme Court Rejects Republicans’ Challenge to Pelosi’s Voting Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a legal challenge by GOP lawmakers on COVID-19-related proxy voting rules that were set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for House representatives. The rules, which were set up in May 2020, allow members of the House to serve as proxies for colleagues in isolation due to COVID-19,…


Exclusive: Gosar Says Democrats ‘Want to Cripple And Destroy The Mining Process’

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) told The Epoch Times that several Democrats should be stripped of their committee assignments if Republicans regain control of Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. In November 2021, Gosar was censured and taken off committees after his Twitter account shared an anime video in which a cartoon version of the congressman…


Pelosi: McCarthy Has ‘Obligation’ to Cooperate with Jan. 6 Panel

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should cooperate with the House of Representatives panel investigating the breach of the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday. “He has an obligation as we seek the truth,” Pelosi told reporters during a briefing on Capitol Hill. McCarthy announced a day prior that he would not…