Kevin McCarthy
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is seen in the U.S. Capitol, April 20, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
May 12, 2023, 4:31 pm
Kevin McCarthy promised to replace Rashida Tlaib’s event with a ‘bipartisan’ pro-Israel discussion. Only Republicans spoke.
Tlaib ultimately hosted her event on the Senate side of the Capitol.
By Ron Kampeas
Kevin McCarthy of California walks out to give a speech on the results of the midterm election at the Westin Hotel in Washington, D.C, Nov. 9, 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
December 14, 2022, 9:53 am
Liberal Jewish groups blast McCarthy for pledge to remove Ilhan Omar from committee
The tone of the statement released Monday was unusually combative for Jewish nonprofits, insinuating that Kevin McCarthy came closer to to expressing antisemitism than Omar did.
By Ron Kampeas
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 29, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
November 30, 2022, 1:29 pm
McConnell, McCarthy criticize Trump’s dinner with Holocaust denier
Anyone meeting with antisemites is "highly unlikely to ever be elected president," McConnell said.
By Ron Kampeas
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2022. (Wade Vandervort / AFP via Getty Images)
November 21, 2022, 8:46 am
Kevin McCarthy promises to yank Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee
McCarthy, who will likely be the next speaker of the House, was addressing Jewish Republicans at the Republican Jewish Coalition's conference in Las Vegas
By Ron Kampeas
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