Tag: Kevin McCarthy

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  US: McCarthy unseated as House Speaker

  

  Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy has been unseated as Speaker of the House of Representatives after merely 269 days in office, it was reported from Washington DC.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:40 UTC

  US Gov't shutdown imminent as temporary funding bill rejected

  

  The Government of the United States faces an imminent shutdown after 21 hard-line Republican representatives joined Democrats to halt by 232 votes to 198 a stopgap measure to fund the government for 30 days. In this scenario, it is almost certain that federal agencies will partially shut down starting this Sunday, Oct. 1.

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  US: Republican Kevin McCarthy becomes new Speaker of the House

  

  It took Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy almost four days and 15 rounds of voting until he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives to replace the Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:49 UTC

  Leading Republicans reject Trump suggestion to delay November presidential election

  

  Top U.S. Republican lawmakers on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion to delay the Nov. 3 presidential election, saying the contest should be held as planned even as they mostly backed his concerns about mail-in voting.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Republicans leaders ignore Trump and make a public push for face masks

  

  In a rare split with mask-averse US President Donald Trump, fellow Republican leaders are making a public push for face coverings as Covid-19 cases surge in some Republican-leaning states.