Category: Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Republicans Win Welfare Work Requirements in Debt Ceiling Battle

Within the debt ceiling debate and negotiations between President Joe Biden and the Republican-led House of Representatives, both sides were entrenched and firmly resistant to budging on the issue of work requirements to qualify for social benefits. Changes, however, were made to welfare work requirements. And as was the case with the broader Fiscal Responsibility…


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: Speaker McCarthy and Bipartisan Lawmakers Hold a Press Conference

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and bipartisan lawmakers hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. ET on April 5 after meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. …


LIVE NOW: McCarthy Holds Press Conference After Meeting With Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and bipartisan lawmakers hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. ET on April 5 after meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. …


McCarthy Holds Press Conference After Meeting With Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and bipartisan lawmakers hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. ET on April 5 after meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. …


House GOP Retreat Day 2: Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans Hold Briefing

On Day 2 of the U.S. House Republicans’ retreat, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other Republican lawmakers hold a briefing at 4:15 p.m. ET on March 20. …


Will Congress Really Do Anything About the CCP Threat to the US?

Commentary The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is the brainchild of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It sounds like a great start to the new Republican-led Congress for 2023. But a bit of circumspection is advisable and with good reason. All Bark, No Bite First, the…


Schiff, Swalwell, Omar Vow to ‘Stick Together’ As McCarthy Blocks Them From Committees

Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) vowed to “stick together” on Jan. 25 in response to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) refusal to allow them assignments on House committees. On Jan. 24, McCarthy formally rejected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-N.Y.) nominations of Schiff and Swalwell for the House Intelligence…


McCarthy Appoints GOP Detractors to House Rules Committee After Speaker Standoff

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has selected two of the 20 Republican holdouts who delayed his election as speaker to serve on the House Rules Committee. Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), both members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, will serve on the influential panel. McCarthy announced the committee memberships in…


McCarthy Appoints Detractors to Key House Committee After Speaker Standoff

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has selected two of the 20 Republican holdouts who delayed his election as speaker to serve on the House Rules Committee. Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), both members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, will serve on the influential panel. McCarthy announced the committee memberships in…


Rep. Jeffries Nominates Schiff, Swalwell for Intelligence Committee Despite McCarthy’s Vows of Removal

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has nominated Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) for seats on the House Intelligence Committee, despite Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) repeated promises to keep them off that panel. In the last Congress, Schiff served as chairman of the committee. Swalwell was also a member. “I write today…