Kevin McCarthy

U.S. Congress December 11, 2023

Ex-Speaker McCarthy’s departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a ‘slight unmeritable man’ and not a hero

by Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s departure from Congress brings to mind ambition and the other…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

U.S. Congress May 29, 2023

Biden, McCarthy say they have brokered a debt limit deal to avert U.S. default

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 27, 2023 WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal in principle…

U.S. Congress January 21, 2023

House Speaker McCarthy’s powers are still strong – but he’ll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

By Stanley M. Brand, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power….

U.S. Congress January 7, 2023

U.S. House GOP backs McCarthy as speaker after tense and chaotic late-night session

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] January 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House…

Government January 4, 2023

What does the speaker of the House do? Here’s what the new speaker will have for a job

by Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Second in the line of presidential succession after the vice president, the speaker of…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Kevin McCarthy

Ex-Speaker McCarthy’s departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a ‘slight unmeritable man’ and not a hero

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Biden, McCarthy say they have brokered a debt limit deal to avert U.S. default

House Speaker McCarthy’s powers are still strong – but he’ll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

U.S. House GOP backs McCarthy as speaker after tense and chaotic late-night session

What does the speaker of the House do? Here’s what the new speaker will have for a job