Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York

Kevin McCarthy’s Brief Speakership Meets Its End

October 3, 2023 · Politics

Kevin 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…

The Humiliation of Kevin McCarthy

January 4, 2023 · Politics

Shortly before 4 p.m.yesterday, Kevin McCarthy, the man who desperately wanted to be House speaker, had just suffered two brutally public rejections in a row. For some reason,…