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Kevin Mccarthy
presidential line of succession
Nov. 17, 2021
Californians Move Toward Lock on Presidential Succession If Feinstein becomes the next Senate president pro tem, she joins VP Harris and a California House Speaker in the chain of presidential succession.
Freedom Caucus Troublemakers Are Poised for a Comeback If Republicans retake the House in 2022, the caucus could return to its insubordinate ways — fueled this time by loyalty to Trump, not conservatism.
The Infrastructure Bill May Be Bipartisan, But Republicans Won’t Help Save It Since the value of this bill to centrist Democrats is strictly its bipartisanship, what does it say that Kevin McCarthy will happily watch it die?
the national interest
Aug. 31, 2021
impeachment
Aug. 31, 2021
Will Republicans Try to Impeach Biden Over Afghanistan? Kevin McCarthy would like to keep his powder dry, but the MAGA folk are restless.
kamala harris
Aug. 3, 2021
Is Kamala Harris’s Popularity Level a Problem for Democrats? Much of the claim that Harris is deeply and increasingly unpopular doesn’t bear scrutiny, particularly coming from fans of less popular Republicans.
the national interest
July 22, 2021
Imagine a 9/11 Commission If the Hijackers Had Allies in Congress The whole premise of an investigation was that both parties opposed the insurrection.
Republicans Who Voted to Block Biden’s Election to Investigate Capitol Riot Three lawmakers who objected to certifying the election after the insurrection may now investigate the insurrection.
The New Republican Heresy How the Capitol riot became a test of party loyalty.
capitol riot
June 24, 2021
Pelosi Announces Select Committee to Investigate Capitol Riot Since Senate Republicans killed an independent commission, Democrats will convene their own panel to investigate the events of January 6.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Apologizes for Holocaust Gaffe, But Not for Her Ignorance More than three weeks after her deeply offensive comparison of mask mandates to the Holocaust, Greene shows how little she’s learned.
Ilhan Omar Backs Down In Latest Blowup With Democrats The congresswoman’s remarks about Israel, Hamas, the U.S., and the Taliban were taken out of context, and she was forced to issue a “clarification.”
GOP Leaders Move to Blow Up Bipartisan January 6 Commission A statement purportedly issued by anonymous Capitol Police officers called Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell’s opposition “inconceivable.”
the national interest
May 18, 2021
the national interest
May 4, 2021
Republicans Are Purging Liz Cheney for Opposing Trump’s Insurrection The anti-Trump revolt ended, and now the Trumpists are shooting the prisoners.
Democrats Are Shooting for the Moon in 2021, and That’s Okay The usual choice between getting things done and holding on to power is no choice at all for Democrats right now.
derek chauvin trial
Apr. 20, 2021
Democrats Defeat Maxine Waters Censure Resolution Over Chauvin Verdict A Republican exercise in whataboutism aimed at distracting attention from January 6 failed.
republicans
Mar. 31, 2021
The Rotten Core of Republican Appeals to the Working Class Republicans are embracing the perilous tradition of producerism, offering working-class voters a mix of nativism, protectionism, and culture war.
The New Foreign Flavor of CPAC’s Red Meat America may still be first at the conservative gathering, but this year’s event has come with a lot more European-style populism.
impeachment trial
Feb. 13, 2021
Democrats Walk Back Witness Demand, Senate Moves Toward Acquittal of Trump Apparently Democrats decided ending the trial today had more value than a big fight over witnesses.
In Dramatic Twist, Senate Will Hear Witnesses Against Trump Republicans joined Democrats to learn more about a damning phone call during the riot that quoted Trump supporting the insurrectionists.
the national interest
Feb. 13, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene Stripped of Committee Assignments In a 230 to 199 vote, House Democrats and a few Republicans removed Greene from two committees.
marjorie taylor greene
Feb. 4, 2021
House Bars Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees Over Hateful Rhetoric Because of her rhetoric, Greene will not join the House Budget Committee and the House Education and Labor Committee as originally planned.
House GOP Votes in Favor of Keeping Liz Cheney in Leadership Role After weeks of intra-party tension over Cheney’s vote to impeach Trump for inciting an insurrection, her colleagues sided overwhelmingly in her favor.
marjorie taylor greene
Feb. 3, 2021
Kevin McCarthy Decides to Protect Marjorie Taylor Greene The top House Republican gave his conspiratorial, pro-violence colleague a slap-on-the-wrist and said he’ll fight efforts to take her off committees.
republicans in disarray
Feb. 2, 2021
Why Did McConnell Attack Greene and Defend Cheney? It’s unusual for a Senate leader to interfere in an internal battle among his House counterparts. But it’s possible Kevin McCarthy didn’t mind.
Why Giving Marjorie Taylor Greene the Steve King Treatment Might Not Work Taking her off committees is the new favored way of punishing the extremist Republican.
impeachment
Jan. 13, 2021
Trump Becomes First President to Be Impeached Twice Ten Republicans joined every House Democrat in voting to impeach. Trump’s Senate trial may start just as Biden takes office.
House Votes To Override Trump Veto for the First Time The president vetoed the annual defense authorization bill, partially to protect Confederate-named installations. The key vote will be in the Senate.
Congress and Trump Will Keep Bickering Through the Holidays Endless wrangling over spending and stimulus and a likely Trump veto of a defense-policy bill are casting a pall over a holiday-decorated Capitol.
u.s. house of representatives
Dec. 9, 2020
Democratic House Majority May Drop to Two Seats in January After November’s poor showing and then Biden’s choice of two House Democrats for jobs in his administration, Nancy Pelosi has no margin for error.
coranvirus stimulus
Oct. 6, 2020
Trump Pulls Plug on Stimulus Talks, Promises COVID Relief ‘After I Win’ In an inscrutable decision, Trump flushed prospects for a second stimulus check and a boost to the economy — quite possibly until late January.
QAnon Booster Marjorie Greene Continues March Toward Congress It’s hard to be too extreme in pockets of red America like Georgia’s 14th District, where Greene just won the Republican primary.
vision 2020
July 14, 2020
Joe Biden Needs to Win Big to Avoid a Contested Election If Donald Trump is ahead on Election Night even with a majority of the vote uncounted, look out!
Republicans Are Trying to Force the House to Vote in Person The “reopen America” message trumps generations of anti-Washington rhetoric.
2020 elections
May 13, 2020
Steve King Says He’ll Soon Get Committee Assignments Back With his primary opponents focusing on his loss of clout rather than his bigotry, the prospect of restored committee assignments could be huge.
the national interest
Apr. 3, 2020
GOP’s Refusal to Oversee Trump’s Emergency Power Is an Invitation to Corruption Trump labels any oversight of his power a “witch hunt,” and his party is going along.
the national interest
Jan. 14, 2020
the national interest
Nov. 1, 2019
GOP Leader Has One Chart Showing Why Republicans Hate Democracy Kevin McCarthy doesn’t understand the Constitution, also doesn’t care.
impeachment
Oct. 31, 2019
House Authorizes Impeachment Inquiry In Party-Line Vote Only two Democrats — and zero Republicans — defected, in what may set a pattern for later votes.
impeachment season
Oct. 29, 2019
House Will Officially Authorize Impeachment Proceedings After All Nancy Pelosi decided to take the very step Republicans have been angrily demanding, but they will angrily oppose it anyway.
impeachment
Oct. 25, 2019
Federal Judge Rules Impeachment Inquiry Is Legal The judge rejected the Republican argument that the House had to formally authorize an inquiry before it could begin.
conspiracy theories
Sept. 13, 2019
McCarthy Still Repeating Bogus Conspiracy Theories About Midterm-Election Theft House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is still whitewashing his party’s terrible performance in his home state with lurid tales unsupported by evidence.
2019 special elections
Sept. 11, 2019
Republicans Hang Onto Bright-Red N.C. Congressional District and Trump Gloats Trump is taking credit, but the narrow win by Republican Dan Bishop in a special congressional election is not necessarily a good sign for 2020.
2020 congressional elections
July 30, 2019
Retirements May Hobble House Republicans Party officials are bracing for a wave of GOP members of Congress heading for the exits after the August recess, reducing chances to flip control.
Alabama’s Extreme Abortion Law Is Dividing Republicans Suddenly Republicans are exposing their common extremism by arguing over rape exceptions to a total abortion ban.
Fresh Signs Trump Might Not Accept Defeat in 2020 Republicans are becoming far too accustomed to joining the president in attributing any electoral setbacks to Democratic conspiracies.
The Christian Right, Not AIPAC, Drives the GOP’s Pro-Israel Stance Whether or not Ilhan Omar’s claim of vast AIPAC power has anything to do with anti-Semitism, it’s just not accurate, and helps her enemies.
false equivalence
Feb. 8, 2019
McCarthy Demands Democrats Treat Two Muslim Members As Bigots Like Steve King It’s a twofer for Republicans seeking to undermine Jewish Democratic allegiances while pleasing conservative evangelicals.
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