Kevin McCarthy - report

U.S. Speaker of the House (born 1965)

Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician who is the 55th and current speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, McCarthy represents California's 20th congressional district.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy

2021 2022 2024

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McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Oct. 3, setting off a contentious race to replace him. He is the first speaker to be ousted from power in the middle of a congressional term. His departure will leave the already paper-thin House GOP majority even tighter.
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Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back in a Capitol Hill hallway. McCarthy denied the charge, telling reporters that he “didn’t shove or elbow him, it’s a tight hallway.” The House is now in session for its 10th consecutive week.
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Eight Republicans, led by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, joined all Democrats present in voting against McCarthy. California Republican found he had nothing to offer Democrats when it would have taken only a handful of votes to save him.
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McCarthy sparked fury among conservatives when he passed a bipartisan stopgap funding measure at the weekend. The final vote was 216-210, with eight Republicans joining all the Democrats to vote to remove McCarthy. Next steps are uncertain, but there is no obvious successor to lead the House.
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Florida Republican Matt Gaetz said he would seek to oust McCarthy from his job. Gaetz is one of a group of about two dozen hardliners who forced McCarthy to endure a withering 15 rounds of voting. McCarthy worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.
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McCarthy will tell the House GOP this week that launching an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden is ‘the logical next step’ McCarthy said the Democratic president lied to the American people about his son Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings.
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is among the GOP members of Congress who are discussing taking steps to remove McCarthy. Gaetz's ultimatum came in the wake of McCarthy's endorsement of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. McCarthy also is struggling to pass legislation needed to avoid a federal government shutdown.
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President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement Saturday night on the debt ceiling. The deal will allow government borrowing to rise and avoid a default. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill's text ahead of a vote in the House Wednesday.
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House Freedom Caucus takes official position calling for an end to bipartisan talks. Failure to strike a deal would be unprecedented and certain to throw U.S. financial markets into turmoil. Treasury has reportedly asked federal agencies if it can delay upcoming payments.
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The Dow rose 408 points, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq settling firmly higher. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it is possible to get a deal by the end of the week.
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McCarthy said the nation’s debt load is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and Biden is ‘missing in action’ White House said McCarthy is engaging in ‘dangerous economic hostage taking’
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stood up from her seat in the back of the House chamber to heckle President Joe Biden. Rep. Ilhan Omar was named to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday, despite House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's vow to block her from sitting on the panel.
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Reps. Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar were removed from a pair of high-profile committees by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy cited Schiff’s work conducting the first impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump. McCarthy also announced appointments to the select subcommittee on the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Kevin McCarthy, 57, was elected the House Speaker in a historic post-midnight 15th ballot on Saturday. McCarthy defeated 52-year-old Hakeem Sekou Jeffries by 216 to 212 votes. The protracted intraparty battle highlighted the deep rifts between mainstream conservatives and hard-right members of the Republican caucus.
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McCarthy managed to flip 14 votes in his favor during the 12th round of voting. The shift towards McCarthy came after the Republican agreed to many of his detractors’ demands. The 14 Republicans who flipped for McCarthy put him four votes away from reaching the threshold he needs to become Speaker.
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The House adjourned without a speaker on Tuesday night - the first time since 1923 they had failed to choose a leader after a first round vote. California Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the 218 votes necessary to win. By the end of the day, 20 Republicans had cast protest votes against McCarthy.
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McCarthy lost 19 Republicans, falling 15 votes short of the 218 he needed to win. First House Speaker nominee in 100 years to fail to win the gavel from his fellow party members on the initial vote.
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Nine conservative lawmakers penned a letter crticising Mr McCarthy’s bid for House speaker. Republicans won the majority in the House of Representatives in November, but only by a narrow margin. With a narrow 222-213 Republican majority, McCarthy can afford to lose just four votes. A group of hardline conservatives oppose McCarthy's candidacy.