Trump endorses Vince Fong for McCarthy’s former House seat
In a show of just how contested the race for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s district has become, President Trump weighed in Tuesday, offering his…
Kevin McCarthy’s Washington ouster haunts him at home in California
“There is that historic and continuing effort to topple the folks who have been on top for a while,” said Tim Rosales, a Republican consultant…
From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s last day in Congress was Sunday. The Bakersfield Republican congressman and former speaker’s career in Washington, D.C., spanned more than a decade…
Assemblymember Vince Fong can run for Kevin McCarthy’s House seat, court rules
Bakersfield Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong can run in a Central Valley congressional race to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), a Sacramento County judge…
With McCarthy’s retirement, California House Republicans are bracing themselves
WASHINGTON — With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge…
Inside Kevin McCarthy’s PAC: Lavish spending, luxury hotels, private jets
Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can…
In Kevin McCarthy’s Bakersfield, Matt Gaetz draws most ire
BAKERSFIELD — Minutes before the vote that cost California‘s Rep. Kevin McCarthy his job as speaker of the House, three Republican voters lunching in his hometown…
McCarthy’s skills couldn’t stop humiliating, historic defeat
Kevin McCarthy’s long career has been about calculating the odds and working the backrooms, but those traits, which barely won him the House speakership earlier…
McCarthy’s fall from speakership was sudden but no surprise
“How did you go bankrupt?” a character asks in one of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novels. “Gradually,” was the famous response. “Then suddenly.” And so it…
California Republicans have McCarthy’s back. For now.
It’s possible once delegates decamp from the convention and return to conservative TV overnight or AM talk radio in the morning, they will rally around…
Democrats expected to decide fate of McCarthy’s speakership
That will push the House into new territory this week — a rare instance in which the minority dictates a course of action in the…
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep government open collapses
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right…
Kevin McCarthy’s Catch-22 on the shutdown
If, instead, McCarthy passes a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open, it likely imperils his speakership by decisively turning the House’s hardline conservatives…
Pelosi mocks McCarthy’s ‘ever incredibly shrinking speakership’
The comments from Pelosi, a California Democrat who twice served as House speaker, highlight the political confines that McCarthy finds himself within. The House now…
Inside Kevin McCarthy’s secret promise to expunge Trump’s record
But the House GOP leader — who has felt compelled to stay neutral during the primary so as to not box in his own members…
Opinion: Kevin McCarthy’s clowns waste your tax dollars and Congress’ time
Officially, House Republicans censured Rep. Adam B. Schiff this week. What they actually did was give a YUGE in-kind contribution to the California Democrat’s campaign…
One of Kevin McCarthy’s biggest legislative tests is still ahead — and it’s going to be messy
That’s presenting McCarthy with one of his biggest legislative tests yet: Fending off yet another revolt from the right flank of his caucus while securing…
Will the GOP block McCarthy’s debt limit deal with Biden?
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accomplished the unthinkable — he made a deal with President Biden to prevent the United States from…
What’s in Biden, McCarthy’s agreement?
WASHINGTON − Just days before a possible default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal late Saturday to raise the debt…
What’s in Biden, McCarthy’s agreement?
WASHINGTON − Just days before a possible default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal late Saturday to raise the debt…