Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for his failed attorney general nomination. Last month, Gaetz withdrew his name for consideration to lead the Department ...

Kevin McCarthy could be speaker, or someone whose name is drawn from a hat, and the results will largely be the same. McCarthy is not a visionary like Newt Gingrich or a policy maven like Paul Ryan.

Kevin McCarthy in the House on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. McCarthy was the clear favorite to be elected as the new Speaker of the House, but he suffered defections from members of ...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general would be rejected by the Republican Senate next year.