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Does GOP Politicking Weaken the Party or Empower Americans?

Republicans voted 15 times before they elected Kevin McCarthy to be House speaker and second in line to the White House. Mainstream media complained that the delay was evidence the GOP can’t govern. In fact, it showed how democracy is supposed to work, and how a small faction led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) used…


Trump, McConnell, Pence Congratulate McCarthy After Narrow Speaker Win

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who became the 55th speaker of the House of Representatives by a narrow margin after 15 rounds of voting, is receiving praise from former President Donald Trump and several lawmakers. “Congratulations to Kevin McCarthy and our GREAT Republican Party,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The ‘Speaker’ selection process,…


House Freedom Caucus Gains Most of Its Rules Reforms, but Speaker’s Race Still Wide Open

New rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress (pdf) include multiple reforms sought by conservative Republicans seeking to rein in the power of congressional leaders and give rank-and-file members more control of the lower chamber. The most controversial of the rules reforms sought by the House Freedom Caucus under its chairman…


McCarthy Agrees to Back New House Rule Making It Easier to Remove Unpopular Speaker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a major reversal has decided to support restoring a rule that allows a motion from the floor of the House of Representatives to “vacate the chair” and force a vote on a new Speaker of the House. McCarthy’s change of position comes as the first vote of the…


McCarthy Says US Capitol Complex Will Reopen to the People on Jan. 3

The public will be able to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3 for the first time since March 2020, when outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi closed the historic structure and its associated office complexes in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “In six days, the new Republican majority will fully reopen and restore…


McCarthy to Support Revival of Holman Rule That Strengthens Congress Against Bureaucrats

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is telling Republican colleagues that if he is elected Speaker of the House, he will support restoration of a controversial legislative tool used by Congress to reduce or eliminate salaries for specific executive branch programs and employees. Multiple congressional sources confirmed to The Epoch Times on Thursday that McCarthy…


House GOP Leaders Denounce Democrats ‘Jamming America’ with Last-Minute Omnibus Spending Package

House Republican leaders condemned on Wednesday the failure of Democrats who controlled both chambers of Congress and the White House for waiting until the last minute before Christmas to “jam” through an omnibus spending bill that nobody will be able to read before voting on it. “The Democrats have been in power, they have had…


McCarthy Issues Warning to Jan. 6 Committee to Preserve Its Findings

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told the House Jan. 6 committee to preserve the findings, including ones that are not included in the committee’s final report. Several top lawmakers on the House Jan. 6 panel have signaled that the final report will be released before the new Congress takes over in early 2023. With…


McCarthy Says GOP Opposition to His Leadership Could Allow Democrats to Choose the Next Speaker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that Republicans opposing his bid for the speakership could lead to Democrats “picking who the speaker is.” Republicans are on track to retake the House after four years in the minority. If current numbers hold, Republicans will have 222 seats in the House during the 118th Congress. This could…


McCarthy Calls for Mayorkas to Resign, Says House GOP Will Investigate ‘Every Order, Every Failure’

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday the House of Representatives will convene impeachment procedures against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas when the new 118th Congress convenes Jan. 3, 2023. McCarthy, who is expected to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Speaker of the House, told reporters in El Paso at the U.S….