Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) donned a red “A” on her shirt on Tuesday after her vote to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) left her feeling “demonized” on Capitol Hill, she said. “I’m wearing the ‘scarlet letter’ after the week that I just had, last week, being a woman up here and being demonized …
Read More »As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel — or any number of other problems at home and abroad. On Monday, the ousted former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, quickly jumped …
Read More »McCarthy Tees Up Vote on Standalone $300 Million Ukraine Aid Package
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has scheduled a vote later tonight for a standalone bill providing $300 million in financial assistance to Ukraine. Of that $300 million, $280 million in the bill is slated to go toward the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to be used for training, equipment, …
Read More »House Advances 4 Spending Bills as McCarthy Vows Funding Stopgap to Avert Shutdown
The House of Representatives passed a procedural vote allowing consideration of four spending bills totaling nearly $1.1 trillion, which marks a significant step toward the completion of the appropriations process just five days before the end of the fiscal year. Moments after the Sept. 26 vote, Mr. McCarthy said he …
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