Kevin McCarthy

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Who to watch in Kevin McCarthy's speaker bid

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You don't have the votes

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker may really be in peril

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Broader border battle

Why is Kevin McCarthy threatening to impeach Biden's DHS Secretary?

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empty promises

McCarthy says he will oust Ilhan Omar and others from committee assignments

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2022 midterms

Republicans flip the House

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Briefing

What Kevin McCarthy would do as House speaker

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cut off?

McCarthy signals GOP weariness over Ukraine aid

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Promises Promises

Kevin McCarthy rolls out House GOP 'Commitment to America'

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'craven political calculation'

Liz Cheney: McCarthy 'turned his back on the Constitution'

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oh snap

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, 4 colleagues

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can he still become speaker?

Kevin McCarthy defends Jan. 6 comments about Trump resignation

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'puppet of the Democratic Party'

Tucker Carlson, Matt Gaetz slam McCarthy over new leaked Jan. 6 comments

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not holding back

Elizabeth Warren slams Kevin McCarthy, calling him 'a liar and traitor'

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there are more tapes

Leaked audio: McCarthy says Trump accepted 'some responsibility' for Jan. 6

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Joel Mathis

Kevin McCarthy's anti-scandal

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Lordy there are tapes

Listen to Kevin McCarthy say he'll tell Trump to resign after Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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called out

New book: GOP leaders' anger toward Trump faded fast post-Jan. 6

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life, the universe, and everything

McCarthy predicts 'lawless surge of illegal border crossings'

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white lies

McCarthy says Cawthorn lied about orgies. Others doubt he 'doesn't know what cocaine is.'

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get your eyes checked

Cawthorn offers up poor explanation for cocaine, orgy remarks

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at least it's not jewish space lasers?

Cawthorn's orgy allegations will be addressed, McCarthy reportedly says

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Speed Reads

National Review asks if Kevin McCarthy will back MTG's primary challenger, too

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the counter

Iowa governor will deliver GOP address to nation

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gasp

McCarthy endorses top Cheney challenger in Wyoming race

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mum's the word

McCarthy quiet when asked about Cheney, Kinzinger censure

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capitol riot aftermath

Kevin McCarthy says he won't cooperate with Jan. 6 committee

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they just wanna talk

Jan. 6 probe requests interview with McCarthy

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2022 midterms

Kevin McCarthy says he'll remove Democrats from committees if GOP takes control of House

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Joel Mathis

Is it wrong to politicize Jan. 6?

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RSVP

Kevin McCarthy invited to sit for interview with Jan. 6 House committee investigators

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Joel Mathis

Why Kevin McCarthy won't be speaker

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GOP in disarray

Colbert's Late Show turns the House GOP's disarray into a Real Housewives promo

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GOP in disarray

GOP's McCarthy tries, fails to end feud between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace

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throwing shade

Pelosi says she 'didn't even pay attention' to McCarthy's speech

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Speed Reads

House pushes Build Back Better vote to Friday amid McCarthy filibuster