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Then and Now: GOP Lawmakers' Evolution on the Capitol Riot
Most every Republican lawmaker expressed outrage in the days after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Some even blamed then-President Donald Trump. But the larger GOP narrative shifted in the weeks and months that followed. Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, who had said in the hours after the attack that it had been “the saddest day…
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McCarthy, GOP Lawmakers Escalate Standoff With Jan. 6 Panel
Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making it clear that he will likely defy a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, escalating a standoff with the panel over his and other GOP lawmakers’ testimony. In an 11-page letter to the panel Friday, an attorney for McCarthy argued that the select committee does not have the…
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Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas McCarthy, 4 Other Republican Lawmakers
The panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Thursday to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers, an extraordinary step that has little precedent.
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Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, Other GOP House Members in Capitol Riot Probe
The committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol took the unprecedented step Thursday of issuing subpoenas to five Republican congressmen, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
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McCarthy Defends 1/6 Audio, House GOP Backs ‘Next Speaker'
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has assured colleagues he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol
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New Audio Reveals McCarthy Worried Republicans' Rhetoric Would Incite More Violence
In the days after the Capitol riot, the GOP House leader warned fellow Republicans that Trump’s far-right allies in Congress are “putting people in jeopardy” with their public tweets and comments.
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Warren Calls McCarthy a ‘Liar' and ‘Traitor' Over Jan 6 Tape
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is slamming Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a “liar and a traitor” over recordings that show the House Republican leader, despite his denials, placing responsibility on Donald Trump for the Capitol riot and suggesting Trump should resign
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McCarthy's Push to Ascend to House Speaker Relies on Trump
The next House speaker could very well hail from California, but if Republicans take control, that leader won’t come from the part of the state represented by the current speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco
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Biden Responds to McCarthy Audio: ‘This is the MAGA Party Now'
During an Earth Day speech in Seattle, President Joe Biden talked about the leaked audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., condemning former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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McCarthy's Leaked Trump Remarks Complicate Quest to Be House Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has already come close to being the House speaker and failed — forced to bow out of a competitive race at the last minute in 2015 amid pushback from conservatives. He has spent the years since trying to make sure nothing gets in his way the next time around — largely by courting Donald Trump in hopes…
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McCarthy Said He Would Urge Trump to Resign After Jan. 6, Audio Reveals
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told other GOP lawmakers shortly after the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign, according to a newly-released audio recording.
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27 Lawmakers Call on House Leaders to ‘Swiftly' Ban Members From Trading Stock in Office
More than two dozen House members are calling for leadership to “swiftly” ban members of Congress from owning or trading stocks while in office.
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GOP Leader McCarthy Says He Won't Cooperate With 1/6 Panel
The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview and records from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
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GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Refuses to Cooperate With House Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Probe
The panel noted that GOP leader Kevin McCarthy was reportedly in contact with President Donald Trump’s chief of staff in the days leading up the to Jan. 6 riot.
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House Probe Will Hold Public Hearings in 2022 Detailing Jan. 6 Capitol Riot and Trump White House Response ‘in Vivid Color,' Liz Cheney Says
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said the investigators of the pro-Trump riot will conduct “multiple weeks” of hearings in 2022, a crucial midterm election year.
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Politifact: Fact-Checking Claims on “Build Back Better” Bill
During his marathon floor speech before House passage of the Build Back Better bill, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticized the Democratic-backed measure as profligate and harmful to the economy. Starting on Nov. 18, McCarthy spoke for more than eight hours prior to the final vote on the bill. The version that passed the House, which may be changed in...
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GOP McCarthy's ‘Angry' Rant Stalls, Does Not Stop Biden Bill
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seized control of the House floor for more than eight hours overnight, preempting passage of President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill with a rambling speech full of vitriol
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Higher Restaurant Wages Whack Profits—Some Warn More Pain Is Still Ahead
Restaurant executives have painted a bleak picture of staffing challenges to investors on their earnings calls in the last two weeks.
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McCarthy: ‘I Don't See a Bill Republicans Should Vote For'
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., addressed the media Thursday after President Joe Biden gave a speech outlining what was in the infrastructure bill.
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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Tries to Change the Subject When Pressed on Covid Vaccine Messaging
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was grilled at length about his stance on the Biden administration’s new Covid vaccine mandates.