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The Latest Breaking News from Kevin McCarthy

Dem: McCarthy panders to "QAnon caucus"

"McCarthy's problem is he can't get to 218 without Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz."

Salon

Will Smith admits he ‘understands’ if fans aren’t ‘ready’ to watch Emancipation after Oscars slap furore

The Hitch actor, 54, was asked what he would say to someone who does not feel ‘ready’ to see him on screen following the controversy in a new interview

Evening Standard

Populist House Republicans picking a fight with US business over ‘woke capitalism’

WASHINGTON — Republicans and their longtime corporate allies are going through a messy breakup as companies’ equality and climate goals run headlong into a GOP movement exploiting social and cultural issues to fire up conservatives.

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McCarthy's pursuit of speaker's gavel comes at a high cost

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House

The Independent UK

Republicans eye Dr. Fauci, DHS secretary for investigations once they take control of House

Democrats are bracing for pressure as GOP lawmakers threaten investigations of the Biden administration while fighting over who will be speaker when Republicans assume control of the House in the next congressional session.

Tribune News Service

GOP leaders, potential 2024 rivals silent after Trump's dinner with white supremacist

WASHINGTON — Many of Donald Trump’s potential 2024 rivals and some top Republicans have fallen silent on the former president’s dinner with a notorious white supremacist, illustrating the party’s continuing struggle to escape his grasp.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called this California state senator a ‘communist groomer’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just days after a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club killed five people and injured many more, Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose Twitter account recently was reinstated by Elon Musk, took to the platform to hurl an anti-LGBTQ slur at California state Sen.…

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Think Trump is done for? Think again

The key analysis from the US midterms coverage over the past two weeks have been that the so-called “red wave” turned out to be a ripple and that the Republican Party underperformed. Former President Donald Trump, the theory goes, is losing: Trump-backed untraditional candidates in swing states were largely defeated,…

The Conversation

Editorial: Memo to the new Congress: Ukraine needs your help, not your grandstanding

When Vladimir Putin unleashed Russia’s military might on Ukraine in February, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was incensed. Just like the rest of America.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Will Kevin McCarthy give in to the Freedom Caucus?

In the classic film “Citizen Kane,” there is a scene in which Charles Foster Kane refuses to abandon his run for governor after learning that details of his extramarital affair will be made public. Kane growls that no one was going to “rob him of the love of the people…

Tribune News Service

Rep. Kevin McCarthy threatens to impeach Homeland Security secretary

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who is poised to become speaker in January, on Tuesday threatened to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over record-high U.S.-Mexico border migrant crossings.

Tribune News Service

GOP's McCarthy threatens to impeach Mayorkas over border

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over management of the U.S. southern border with Mexico

The Independent UK

US progressives reject Republican push against Ilhan Omar

Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy promises to remove Muslim congresswoman from committee, sparking backlash.

Al Jazeera

Visiting Texas border, Kevin McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign

The Republican leader in the U.S. House vowed to consider impeachment if the secretary, who oversees border protection, doesn’t step down.

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McCarthy threatens to impeach Homeland Security secretary

House Republican leader said Alejandro Mayorkas must resign or he will face impeachment investigation next year over record border crossings.

The Guardian - US

Republican who voted to impeach Trump re-elected to US House

David Valadao wins California midterms race, only second member of lower chamber to survive voting to impeach president

The Texas Tribune

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress faces another bumpy ride

“We have fired Nancy Pelosi,” tweeted House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California a day after his party narrowly won back control of the House.

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Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered California Central Valley congressional seat

LOS ANGELES — Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose vote to impeach President Trump nearly sank his campaign in the primary, will return to Congress next year, after defeating Democratic state Assemblyman Rudy Salas in the 22nd District race in California's Central Valley.

Tribune News Service

After GOP wins House control, Republican leader threatens Rep. Ilhan Omar's committee role

WASHINGTON – Republican Speaker hopeful Kevin McCarthy is vowing to stop Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee just days after the GOP won control of the U.S. House.

Los Angeles Times

Both parties had high hopes for California in the midterms. Neither saw their dreams fully come true

LOS ANGELES — The battles for California’s most competitive congressional races have effectively ended in a draw after months of campaigning and more than $100 million in advertising. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have so far ousted an incumbent or won new ground in their opponent’s territory — though with a…

Axios

Kevin McCarthy says he'll remove Ilhan Omar from committee assignment

McCarthy vowed to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee over her past "anti-semitic and anti-American remarks."

Tribune News Service

Trump, potential GOP presidential candidates speak at RJC event in Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump, who recently announced his 2024 presidential bid, will likely face some tough Republican challengers, if the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Annual Leadership Meeting at The Venetian this weekend was any indication.

Radio France Internationale

Republicans take control of US lower house, leaving Congress split

With Democrats already sure of a Senate majority, Republicans on Wednesday narrowly took control of the US House of Representatives. This leaves Congress split and gives Republicans a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term.

Salon

MTG: "Take pity on Capitol rioters"

Greene hopes to appeal to Republican lawmakers to treat rioters with a gentle hand as they near sentencing

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