Tag: McCarthy

Capitol Report: FBI Now Involved in Documents Search; Dems Nominate Members to Committees McCarthy Vows to Reject

More documents were found in an FBI search of President Joe Biden’s home, as Biden’s chief of staff is stepping down. A gunman in California shot and killed 11 people over the weekend. What are lawmakers saying about preventing another shooting? Democrats set the stage for a committee assignment showdown—forcing Speaker Kevin McCarthy to follow through…


Mccarthy-Schumer Working Relationship Already Strained

Working relations between Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are already strained as the two leaders are set to take on key issues that will require bipartisan efforts, including upcoming negotiations on how to handle the U.S. national debt and the impending debt ceiling. Both leaders have raised challenges…


McCarthy, GOP Oversight Chair, Allege 2 Standards in Response to Documents From Biden’s Former Office and FBI Raid of Trump’s Home

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and newly appointed House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), alleged a potential political double standard in how classified documents are handled after a White House attorney revealed that potentially classified documents were discovered in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center. On Monday evening, Special…


McCarthy, GOP Oversight Chair, Allege Double Standards in Handling of Documents From Biden’s Former Office

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and newly appointed House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), alleged a potential political double standard in how classified documents are handled after a White House attorney revealed that potentially classified documents were discovered in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center. On Monday evening, Special…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


LIVE NOW: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


LIVE 1/9, at 10:30 AM ET: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


GOP Speaker Showdown Harbinger of Congressional Reform, Says Experts

News Analysis A veteran U.S. political analyst said on Jan. 6 that the emerging consensus coming out of the fight that started as a disorganized rebellion over the speakership of the United States House of Representatives will be a win for the American people in reforming the way Congress does business. But another expert cautioned…


GOP Speaker Showdown Harbinger of Congressional Reform, Experts Say

News Analysis A veteran U.S. political analyst said on Jan. 6 that the emerging consensus coming out of the fight that started as a disorganized rebellion over the speakership of the United States House of Representatives will be a win for the American people in reforming the way Congress does business. But another expert cautioned…