Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) is remaining silent about his allegation that House GOP leadership misled him in order to get him to switch sides in a key vote that allowed the party to bring the so-called cromnibus, $1.1 trillion, 1,774-page
LOS ANGELES, California — A conference aimed at informing illegal aliens about the process through which they can attain legal status in the United States under President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, wasted no time demonizing House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH),
Capitol Weekly, one of Sacramento’s most credible news sources that reports on political and policy goings-on in the Golden State, has bestowed their “Singin’ Those Golden State Blues” award for the worst week in California politics to House Majority Leader Kevin
Gov. Jerry Brown, defiant in the wake of the massive GOP victory on Tuesday, insists that his pet project, the state’s $68-billion bullet train from Los Angeles to San Francisco, will not die, despite GOP opposition. Brown said of the
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, lobbying hard for his the city, has made his sixth trip to Washington D.C. since he was sworn as mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Garcetti fended off criticism of his jet-setting, saying, “You are always criticized
In an apparent case of mistaken identity, Congressional Quarterly published an interview with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that did not take place, Politico reports. In the original, since retracted story, reporter Amrita Khalid wrote that “California Republican Kevin McCarthy
LOS ANGELES, California — Amidst growing alarm at low Republican affiliation in California, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tried to rally party members to unify at the state GOP convention last weekend. “We climb in the boat together, we
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Monday afternoon that debate on the the authorization to train and arm Syrian rebels could begin Tuesday and described the legislative language as providing “much more accountability.” Reports have indicated
A vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government has been postponed, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday on the House floor. The House had been scheduled to vote on the CR Thursday but a last minute request
New House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has stepped up on the threat of the Islamic State (IS), also referred to as ISIS, promising that if President Obama does not act, Republicans in Congress will. “I think this is something we
Throughout his political career, former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was closely tied to Wall Street bankers. Cantor helped the financial industry in Congress, and Wall Street executives returned the favor by flocking to his many fundraisers for Republican candidates.
Republican congressional candidate Elan Carr has been recruited into the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program. Carr, who finished in first place ahead of Democratic opponent Ted Lieu in the June 3 primary to advance to the November general
Even before President Barack Obama potentially enacts executive amnesty that even liberal constitutional law professor, Jonathan Turley, said could be grounds for impeachment, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took impeachment completely off the table. When David Brody asked him during
LOS ANGELES — The battle for California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s “bullet train” is heating up. Brown, undeterred by the possibility of the U.S. House of Representatives blocking federal funding for Brown’s $68 billion bullet train, told the Wall Street
On Thursday, his last day as House Majority Leader, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) did not mention amnesty or work visas during his farewell speech on the House floor. Shockingly, Cantor lost a June 10 primary to Dave Brat largely because of his
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans will have a better idea of what their next steps will be on the border crisis by the end of the week, House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Tuesday. “We’re awaiting Chairman Hal Rogers and
For several years now, some on the political right have portrayed the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Exim) as an exemplar of inappropriate federal government involvement in activities that should be left to the private sector. Worse, Exim is portrayed as engaging
House Majority Leader-elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed crossover votes by Democrats for Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) surprise primary defeat at the hands of David Brat in an interview on Sean Hannity’s radio show on Monday. He stated that was surprised
Newly elected House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy took the stage at the Faith and Freedom conference in Washington D.C. today, thanking God for the amount of opportunity he had been granted in America. McCarthy was introduced by Ralph Reed, who
The defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) last week was unparalleled in modern electoral history. Dave Brat, a man with almost no campaign, yet a powerful message, crushed the sitting majority leader while being outspent 42 to 1. And even
House Whip Kevin McCarthy might have been elected to be the the next House majority leader Thursday, but he wants his constituents to know he is there for them. “I’m in Congress to serve you, first and foremost” McCarthy says
Moments after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected the new majority leader, La Raza and other Hispanic and Asian ethnic groups demanded a vote on amnesty. “The new Majority Leader can either schedule a House floor vote on workable immigration
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the majority whip who was elected on Thursday to be the next House majority leader, is viewed as the “go-to” guy for Silicon Valley who listens to the industry’s concerns “100 percent” of the time. Of
The House majority whip will be the next House majority leader. The House GOP conference elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Thursday afternoon to be their leader, once current Majority Leader Eric Cantor — who was unexpectedly defeated in his primary
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has not won his Majority Leader race yet, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has already congratulated him on his inevitable victory. Republicans are expected to elect McCarthy to replace Eric Cantor as
