McCarthy Wins Speakership in Post-Midnight Session
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McCarthy Wins Speakership in Post-Midnight Session
2023-01-07 15:04:09
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., won election as House Speaker early Saturday morning after a last minute maneuver at the end of the 15th round of voting forestalled a motion for adjournment and another potential round of voting next... Read More

McCarthy Quest for Speaker Gavel Falls Short for Third Straight Day
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McCarthy Quest for Speaker Gavel Falls Short for Third Straight Day
2023-01-05 21:59:33
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — If there can be any such thing as hanging above the abyss on a yo-yo string, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., may just be accomplishing that feat. For the third straight day, in vote after vote, the man who... Read More

McCarthy Pinning Thursday Hopes on Campaign Concession
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McCarthy Pinning Thursday Hopes on Campaign Concession
2023-01-05 14:56:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and his allies in Congress are pinning their hope that he’ll finally be elected House speaker on Thursday on a promise that his political action committee won’t support candidates in open primaries in safe... Read More

Gaetz Assails McCarthy Move Into Speaker’s Office
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Gaetz Assails McCarthy Move Into Speaker’s Office
2023-01-04 16:42:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., stepped up his rhetoric against House speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Tuesday night, demanding to know why his colleague is already inhabiting the speaker’s office. Over the course of a brutal afternoon, McCarthy lost... Read More

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