Kevin McCarthy’s blame game sweeps Capitol Hill

[ad_1] Instead of owning up to failure, McCarthy appears to be looking for a scapegoat. Behind the scenes, he’s been trash-talking his own GOP colleagues, according to a blockbuster New York Times story Thursday by Jonathan Swan and Annie Karni. Among its revelations: McCarthy has “no confidence” in House BudgetContinue Reading

Meet Kevin McCarthy’s new wingman

[ad_1] “I’m watching it on TV,” Graves said of the January stalemate over electing McCarthy, as he recalled thinking: “We look like idiots.” So he began dialing conservative holdouts as well as GOP moderates resistant to the right’s biggest demands. The 51-year-old even grew a beard that he refused toContinue Reading

Joe Biden welcomes ‘separate’ fiscal talks with Kevin McCarthy, but not discussions tied to raising the debt ceiling, the White House press secretary said Tuesday. 

[ad_1] McCarthy told Biden that he’s “on the clock” for their next meeting. [ad_2] #Joe #Biden #welcomes #separate #fiscal #talks #Kevin #McCarthy #discussions #tied #raising #debt #ceiling #White #House #press #secretary #Tuesday ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )Continue Reading