While endorsing Kevin McCarthy, Dick Cheney takes opportunity to bash Obama, too

Dick Cheney.
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Add "Kevin McCarthy" to the possibly very short list of things Dick Cheney likes.

The Republican congressman from California is the leading candidate in the House speaker's race, and he received a boost late Wednesday when the former vice president issued a statement of support for McCarthy's bid to replace John Boehner. McCarthy is likely banking on Cheney's endorsement, which came the night before the scheduled vote, to resonate in some Republican circles.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.