Tag: Kevin McCarthy

Growing List Of Dems Urge Biden To Cite 14th Amendment To Sidestep McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Hostage Crisis

By Emine Yücel | May 19, 2023 11:56 a.m.

Dem Calls McCarthy On Santos Bluff: How Exactly Do You Expect Ethics Panel To ‘Move Rapidly’

By Kaila Philo | May 18, 2023 11:38 a.m.

Where Things Stand: McCarthy Pulls Off Hide-Behind-Due-Process Charade

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By Nicole Lafond | May 17, 2023 6:38 p.m.

Whether or not Rep. George Santos (R-NY), with his 13-count indictment, should stay in Congress is not a matter Republicans are going to have to weigh in on — for now.

McCarthy Calls On Ethics Committee To Move ‘Rapidly’ On Santos Investigation Amid Dem Resolution To Expel Him

By Emine Yücel | May 16, 2023 6:31 p.m.

George Santos Hit With Charges In Federal Probe: Reports

The charges remain under seal.

By John Light | May 9, 2023 6:09 p.m.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellin testifies on U.S. monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Congress Has Pushed US Toward ‘Constitutional Crisis’ On Debt Limit, Yellen Says

By Emine Yücel | May 8, 2023 9:14 a.m.

Tucker Carlson Helped Broker The Deal That Got McCarthy The Speaker’s Gavel

By Emine Yücel | May 4, 2023 11:49 a.m.

McCarthy Flexes His Historic Weakness As Speaker

By Kate Riga | April 27, 2023 11:18 a.m.

House GOP: Give Us Everything We’ve Ever Wanted And We’ll Extend The Debt Ceiling … ‘Til March

By Kate Riga | April 20, 2023 1:48 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Biden Shreds McCarthy’s Performative Debt Limit Bill

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By Nicole Lafond and Kate Riga | April 19, 2023 6:34 p.m.

President Joe Biden this afternoon skewered House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who finally released an actual list of proposals after months of yelling about amorphous “CUTS” and disingenuously tying the debt limit to spending cuts. The bill primarily targets Biden’s agenda and legislative victories.