Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unexpectedly dropped his bid to Speaker of the House Thursday, a move that makes an already volatile House session all the more crazy. Leader McCarthy made the announcement as House Republicans were meeting to vote on their nominee to be the Speaker. He said that the conference […]
Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s office today said that the then-state legislator may have spoken to a white supremacy group in 2002, but he did so as an attempt to spread his message to constituents. Scalise spokeswoman Moria Bagley said, “Throughout his career in public service, Mr. Scalise has spoken to hundreds of […]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been elected Majority Leader in the House. McCarthy currently served as Majority Whip. McCarthy faced competition from Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), who had made an effort to represent the Tea Party wing of the House Republicans. McCarthy was expected to win and he and the […]
