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Kevin McCarthy

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Congress

The GOP's Current Plan To Cut Spending Is a Political Failure

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are still the chief drivers of our future debt. But Republicans aren't touching them.

Veronique de Rugy | 1.19.2023 12:01 AM

Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, and a group of Republican congresspeople argue during the campaign for House speaker

Congress

To Win the Speakership, Kevin McCarthy Had To Promise To Cut Spending. Good.

While some Republicans may have had misguided motivations, a few disrupted McCarthy's campaign in order to enact fiscal restraint. Their colleagues were fine with business as usual.

Veronique de Rugy | 1.12.2023 3:40 PM

Texas Congressman Michael McCaul, the new House Foreign Affairs Committee chair

Congress

New House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul Is a Standard Old-School Interventionist

Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.

Brian Doherty | 1.10.2023 1:20 PM

Twitter logo and a screen showing President Joe Biden's account

Congress

House Republicans To Probe White House Pressure on Social Media Companies

Plus: House votes to rescind IRS funding, the FDA is putting unnecessary strings on pharmacies filling abortion pill prescriptions, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.10.2023 9:32 AM

McCarthy celebrates becoming Speaker of the House

Biden Administration

Did the House Rebellion Against Kevin McCarthy Have an Upside?

Plus: a lightning round recollection of comical political fabulists

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 1.9.2023 5:10 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kevin McCarthy take a selfie together in Congress

Congress

Finally Approved as House Speaker, McCarthy Aims To Cut IRS Funding

Plus: More documents showcase government pressure on social platforms, appeals court to reconsider ban on nonviolent felon gun ownership, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.9.2023 9:30 AM

The fight over the speakership election isn't evidence that Congress is broken. In fact, it might offer a glimmer of hope that the House can still be fixed.

Congress

Fixing Congress' Broken Appropriations Process Is Worth This Mess

This week's Republican revolt against Kevin McCarthy is actually a rank-and-file revolt against the top-down process that both parties have used to control the House in recent years.

Eric Boehm | 1.6.2023 1:25 PM

capitol rotunda at night under moon and clouds

Capitol Riot

2 Years After the Capitol Riot, the GOP Remains Divided. Good.

Plus: Misinformation about athlete deaths, FTC wants to ban noncompete clauses, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.6.2023 9:32 AM

Rep. Kevin McCarthy

Congress

Ignoring the Anti-McCarthy Faction's Avowed Goals, The New York Times Sees Only 'Chaos and Confusion'

The paper attributes the fight over the election of the next House speaker to "anti-establishment fervor" and a lust for "personal power."

Jacob Sullum | 1.5.2023 4:05 PM

Justin Amash: Kevin McCarthy Is a 'Compulsive Liar' Who 'Cares Only About Power'

Justin Amash

Justin Amash: Kevin McCarthy Is a 'Compulsive Liar' Who 'Cares Only About Power'

The former Libertarian congressman was in the Capitol Wednesday drumming up a Hail Mary quest to become speaker of the House.

Matt Welch | 1.5.2023 1:57 PM

Kevin McCarthy

Adam Smith

A Surly Showdown for Speaker

Plus: Would Adam Smith be a libertarian if he were alive today?

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 1.3.2023 5:19 PM

Kevin McCarthy speaks to other members of Congress

Congress

Why Are Some Republicans Revolting Against Kevin McCarthy's Bid To Be Speaker of the House?

The insurgent Republicans want to balance the budget, impose new barriers to immigration, and increase transparency for future earmark spending.

Eric Boehm | 1.3.2023 4:55 PM

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca) yawning.

Congress

Republicans Control the House but Can't Compromise on Someone To Lead It

Plus: Appeals court upholds policy linking bathrooms to biological sex, the worst states for taxes, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.3.2023 9:38 AM

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Twitter

Kevin McCarthy Shows Why the Government Shouldn't Regulate Social Media

The House majority leader doesn't understand how Twitter works.

Joe Setyon | 8.20.2018 11:40 AM

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Twitter

Kevin McCarthy Wants Twitter to Kick Out a Congressional Candidate

...after months of complaining that social media companies censor too much.

Joe Setyon | 7.31.2018 3:00 PM

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John Boehner

Kevin McCarthy Drops His Bid for House Speaker, Throws Race into Chaos

Could John Boehner be forced to stay Speaker?

Peter Suderman | 10.8.2015 1:33 PM

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