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Kevin McCarthy looks back on his brush with the speakership

As Kevin McCarthy pulled a drape off his smiling portrait at the Capitol on Tuesday, it wasn’t the only blast from the past. Crowded into Statuary Hall for the unveiling were members past and present, ranging from fierce loyalists to rivals to erstwhile friends. Even a Democrat sang the former…

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Johnson sets up formal impeachment vote McCarthy never sought

The House could vote this week to authorize committees to perform a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

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Kevin McCarthy’s exit shows that Congress is now the House of Maga

Kevin McCarthy’s exit is a cautionary tale about accommodating the most extremist factions of the GOP, Eric Garcia writes

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Renegade review: Adam Kinzinger on why he left Republican ranks

One of two Republicans who sat on the January 6 committee considers a rot that set in before Trump even ran for president

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Emmer in, out: MAGA cult's death spiral

For Trump loyalists, the possibility of total government collapse is basically a positive

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‘They didn’t stand up to Trump’: how the Republican party descended into disarray

The GOP was once feared for its ability to unite and win – but Kevin McCarthy’s demise shows a party deeply divided

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The Freedom Caucus' shutdown threat recalls tactics of past House rebels

The hardline Republicans want to shift the focus of Congress to their own agenda of opposing, investigating and even impeaching the president or members of his administration.

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No sign of ‘debt limit 2.0’ talks as shutdown looms - Roll Call

To avoid a shutdown, McCarthy needs to repeat his success in avoiding debt default in May, former colleagues say.

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McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle

WASHINGTON — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt limit, there are some structural advantages in favor of emerging from the fight this summer without tanking financial markets that didn’t exist in 2011, a similar moment in U.S. political history.

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McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden could actually have a chance to avoid a fiscal crisis this summer.

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Biden faces GOP debt showdown with bitter memory of 2011 crisis

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was there in 2011 when Democrats tried to negotiate the type of broad deficit-reduction plan that GOP lawmakers are once again demanding as a condition of raising the federal debt ceiling.

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How a small group of Republicans nicknamed the 'Never Kevins' nearly scuttled Kevin McCarthy's career and caused days of chaos

Kevin McCarthy spent years tying himself into political knots to win over the right-wing fringe of the Republican Party, only to watch his dreams nearly unravel over four chaotic days.

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At the Races: As 2022’s dust settles, 2024 revs up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Kevin McCarthy faces early loyalty test in his bid for GOP speaker

House Republicans will hold leadership elections Tuesday to determine their party leaders for the next Congress, even though the House has still not officially been called in their favor.

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Ambition keeps him loyal to Donald Trump. But what does Kevin McCarthy stand for?

Kevin McCarthy was weeks away from the biggest election of his life when he pulled up to Don’s Machine Shop in Pennsylvania. It was the sort of place campaign consultants crave, a factory with 35 workers founded in 1981 in a one-car garage with a milling machine and a lathe.…

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House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans

WASHINGTON — In a midterm campaign year that typically favors the minority party in Congress, House Republicans will convene their annual retreat Wednesday in Florida, aiming to home in on policy proposals that members have been considering as they work to regain the majority in November.

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House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans - Roll Call

House Republicans convene their annual retreat Wednesday at a Florida hotel next door to one of the top destinations in golf —TPC Sawgrass.

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