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Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy is reflecting on his congressional career and his ouster earlier this year from the House speakership, an inglorious twist that helped usher in his upcoming resignation. In an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday, McCarthy, a California Republican, suggested he’d always recognized […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted from his role by a faction of his own party earlier this year, will resign from Congress at the end of the month, he said on Wednesday. “I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became just the second speaker in history to be subjected to an effort by rank-and-file lawmakers to take away his gavel — and the first to have it stripped away. McCarthy faced a so-called motion to vacate from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who put forth […]

Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the 2024 election gets underway, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who hasn’t yet endorsed anyone in the Republican presidential primary, was quick this week to walk back a comment casting doubt on Donald Trump’s reelection chances. McCarthy called Trump on Tuesday to explain what he said earlier […]

Shannon Finney/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing by his decision to grant Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to the raw security footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, telling reporters on Tuesday night that he has no regrets but repeatedly refusing to answer questions about what Carlson said on […]