David T. Foster III -pool / Getty ImagesCommentary Will McCarthy Replace McDaniel as RNC Chair? Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is considered a dark-horse candidate to replace Ronna McDaniel as Republican National Committee chair. By Randy DeSoto February 7, 2024
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Internet Vindicates Madison Cawthorn After His Wild 2022 Claim Appears to Be True Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is vindicated after previously speaking out on what he was invited to while in Washington. By Maire Clayton December 17, 2023
@therecount / X screen shot McCarthy Gives Farewell Speech in D.C. During His Last Day as a Congressman McCarthy, who held the speaker’s gavel for only nine months, addressed the deal he made with Democrats, a stance that led to his ouster. By Johnathan Jones December 15, 2023
Win McNamee / Getty ImagesCommentary Exiting McCarthy, After Implying Chief Enemy Is Criminal, Now Contends He's Mentally Ill “We had a process. He was removed,” the subject of McCarthy's ire said. “He then chose to take his ball and go home, reducing our majority." By C. Douglas Golden December 15, 2023
Win McNamee / Getty Images Ouch: Kevin McCarthy Mercilessly Torched by Hometown After Revealing Retirement Decision A Bakersfield, California resident has a message of Kevin McCarthy: "Don't let the door hit you on the way out." By Jack Davis December 9, 2023
Olvier Douliery - AFP / Getty Images Kevin McCarthy Will Resign from Congress to 'Serve America in New Ways' A day before the former speaker announced he would call it quits, one of his key allies announced he would not seek another term. By Johnathan Jones December 6, 2023
Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images McCarthy Believes Matt Gaetz 'Belongs in Jail' - Florida Man Hits Back at Kevin's 'Fragile Ego' Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Matt Gaetz are showing no signs of letting up in their inter-Republican rivalry. By Richard Moorhead December 3, 2023
Michael M. Santiago / Getty ImagesCommentary Is McCarthy Leaving Congress? Photo Appears to Confirm Rumor: 'Get the Hell Out' One news outlet cited the "awkward nature of shifting from leading the conference to being a rank-and-file member." By C. Douglas Golden November 30, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo McCarthy Urged to Abandon GOP, Run as Independent 'After All That's Happened to Him' "We now have two political parties that cater to the extremes in their party even though the majority of us reside more toward the middle." By George C. Upper III November 27, 2023
Library of CongressPremium The Long History of Violence in Congress In our nation's history, there have been many instances where congressional leaders engaged in physical conflict with one another. By Johnathan Jones November 20, 2023