As the debt ceiling standoff continues to grip Washington, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday that President Joe Biden might have a “secret plan” to avoid a debt default and, if so, the Republican lawmaker is all for it. McCarthy made the remarks during a press conference on Capitol Hill while responding to a question…
McCarthy Says Biden Might Have a ‘Secret Plan’ on Debt Ceiling
May 16, 2023
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McCarthy Says He’ll Call Wray After FBI Failed to Give Congress Document Showing Alleged Biden Bribery Scheme
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he would speak to Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christoper Wray after the bureau declined to comply with a House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoena for a document that allegedly linked then-vice president Joe Biden to a pay-to-play bribery scheme. “That’s unacceptable. I’m going to call Director Wray today because we…
Speaker McCarthy, House Republicans Speaks About HR 2 After Passage
May 11, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), joined by House Republicans, holds a press conference on the passage of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, at 5:15 p.m. ET on May 11. …
Speaker McCarthy Blocks Rep. Tlaib’s ‘Anti-Israel’ Event on Capitol Hill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has blocked Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from hosting a May 10 event on Capitol Hill to commemorate the Nakba, which is how Palestinians label Israel’s Independence Day. “It’s wrong for members of Congress to traffic in anti-Semitic tropes about Israel. Not only do I condemn Rep. Tlaib’s anti-Israel event on…
Senate Republicans Defend McCarthy, Rip Biden on Debt Limit: ‘It’s Childish Not to Negotiate’
May 10, 2023
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Senate Republicans stood firmly behind the efforts of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to tie a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts on May 10, despite criticism from Democrats and President Joe Biden. “The adult in the room has been Speaker McCarthy and the House Republicans,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters at the Capitol…
McCarthy Criticizes Biden’s Possible Use of 14th Amendment to Override Debt Limit
May 10, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden’s veiled threat to invoke the 14th Amendment as a way to override the debt ceiling and avert a possible default, with the two politicians fresh off a meeting with no breakthrough on the debt limit standoff. Biden on Tuesday confirmed that he’s looking at…
Biden Calls Debt Ceiling Talks With Congressional Leaders ‘Productive,’ Rules Out Default
President Joe Biden met with congressional leaders on Tuesday following a three-month deadlock between the White House and Congress over the debt ceiling, which has threatened a default on the nation’s financial obligations. Following the meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders, Biden told reporters that the meeting was “productive” and that…
Debt Limit Meeting With Biden Yielded ‘No New Movement’: McCarthy
May 9, 2023
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Heading into his May 9 debt ceiling talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders, President Joe Biden joked, “We’re going to solve all the world’s problems.” But when the meeting was over, the world still had problems, and according to McCarthy, the national debt was very much still one of them….
LIVE 5 PM ET: Exterior View of the White House as Biden, McCarthy Hold Debt Limit Talks
May 9, 2023
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President Joe Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other top congressional leaders at the White House on the nation’s debt ceiling on May 9. Exterior views of the White House will be livestreamed. …
LIVE NOW: McCarthy, McConnell Speak After Debt Limit Talks With Biden
May 9, 2023
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President Joe Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other top congressional leaders at the White House on the nation’s debt ceiling on May 9. Exterior views of the White House will be livestreamed. …
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