A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding in “digital town squares” across the United States. The slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk has become a focal point for a coordinated…
Read more Political Witch Hunts and Blacklists: Donald Trump and the New Era of McCarthyismIn the race to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Congress, San Joaquin Valley voters Tuesday chose Vince Fong, a Republican state assemblyman who was endorsed by McCarthy…
Read more Bakersfield legislator Vince Fong wins special election to replace Kevin McCarthy in CongressFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reminisced about his time in Congress on Tuesday and predicted GOP success in November. Asked whether he missed the chamber where he was…
Read more Trump VP selection will be like ‘The Apprentice,’ McCarthy saysCalifornia’s chief elections officer said late Friday that Bakersfield Republican Vince Fong cannot appear on the ballot for a Central Valley congressional seat because he is already running…
Read more California elections officials say Assemblymember Vince Fong can't run for Congress in BakersfieldBakersfield Assemblymember Vince Fong said Monday he is entering the race to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Congress, becoming the best-known Republican vying for the Central Valley seat…
Read more Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong will run to replace Kevin McCarthy in CongressWASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy has some company as he heads for the House exits. Although they don’t agree on much these days, members of Congress are on the same…
Read more Kevin McCarthy isn't the only Californian who is miserable in CongressALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A special election to pick a successor to George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from the U.S. House last week, will…
Read more New York Gov. Hochul picks February date for special election to Santos seat in HouseAssemblymember Vince Fong, 44, Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield). (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) First elected to the Assembly in 2016, Fong serves as the vice chair of…
Read more Who will replace Bakersfield Republican Kevin McCarthy in Congress? Here are possible candidatesMike Johnson now knows what Kevin McCarthy was dealing with. At the new speaker’s behest, House Republicans today relied on Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown by…
Read more The Republicans Have No MajorityThe fall of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy today demonstrated again that the one sin that cannot be forgiven in the modern Republican Party is being seen as failing…
Read more The Only Sin That Republicans Can’t ForgiveKevin McCarthy began his 269th day as House speaker by recounting all the times he proved his doubters wrong. In January, after a series of humiliating defeats, the…
Read more Kevin McCarthy’s Brief Speakership Meets Its EndPresident Joe Biden, speaking at the White House on Sunday some 12 hours after signing stopgap legislation to avert a federal government shutdown, called on House Speaker Kevin…
Read more Biden calls on Republicans to ‘keep their word about support for Ukraine’WASHINGTON — With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest funding plan in ruins and lawmakers leaving town for the weekend, there’s no endgame in sight as hard-right Republicans push closer to a federal…
Read more Risk of government shutdown soars as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revoltYesterday was not a good day for House Republicans or for their struggling leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In the morning, McCarthy was forced to scrap a procedural vote…
Read more Why Republicans Can’t Keep the Government OpenWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to come face-to-face with his most ardent critics as House Republicans prepare to use a routine oversight…
Read more ‘Our job is not to take orders from the president, from Congress, or from anyone else’: Atty. Gen. Garland rips House Republican scoldsWASHINGTON—Crouching down with a large magnifying glass to his eye, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reportedly exclaimed, “A clue!” Friday after finding footprints on the House floor matching President…
Read more ‘A Clue!’ Exclaims Kevin McCarthy After Finding Footprints That Match Biden’s ShoesThe speaker’s abrupt impeachment probe against Biden is the latest sign that he’s still fighting for his job. Chip Somodevilla / Getty September 12, 2023, 7 PM ET…
Read more Kevin McCarthy Is a HostageHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, saying that House Republicans have in recent months uncovered credible allegations about his conduct.…
Read more House Speaker McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry into President Biden“The U.S. economy is enjoying ‘a boom in large-scale infrastructure [and] rebounding domestic business investment led by manufacturing.’” — Morgan Stanley’s Zentner At least one major investment bank…
Read more Morgan Stanley credits Bidenomics in lifting its U.S. economic-growth outlookIf there were no tax cheats in America, there would be no Social Security crisis. Benefits could be paid, and payroll taxes kept the same, for the next…
Read more The debt ceiling deal: This clause is bad for Social Security
