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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is interviewed before former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

MTG says ‘five families’ of GOP factions meeting in McCarthy’s office

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Find another House speaker and not Rep. Kevin McCarthy illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Forget Rep. Kevin McCarthy, find another House speaker

By Brian McNicoll

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy starts to play hardball with GOP rebels struggling to find opposing House speaker candidate

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Craig Sicknick, left, brother of slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, is greeted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Gladys Sicnick, right, the mother of slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The members of the Sicknick family declined to shake hands with McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Family of fallen Capitol Police officer snubs Republicans during Congressional Gold Medal ceremony

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. arrives to speak to members of the media outside the West Wing following a meeting between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kevin McCarthy warns of ‘ability to hold government accountable’ if he’s not elected House speaker

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and his mother Roberta McCarthy arrive for the State Dinner with President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Right flank slams Kevin McCarthy for ‘awkward’ appearance at state dinner with Hunter Biden

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber for final votes as the House wraps up its work for the week, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. McCarthy is seeking enough GOP backing to become Democrat Nancy Pelosi's successor when Republicans take control of the House in the new Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy detractor says others ready to challenge him as GOP moderates call for party to unite

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks at the Tunnel Hill Depot during a campaign stop in Tunnel Hill, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (Matt Hamilton/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) ** FILE **

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she denounces Nick Fuentes, decries ‘media obsession’ of Trump meeting

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

McCarthy hangs tough against threats by GOP’s ‘fed-up five’ to derail his bid for House speaker

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

McCarthy demands resignation of DHS chief Mayorkas, says investigations await if he remains at post

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., speaks during a news conference, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican Party’s narrow capture of the House majority is poised to transform the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals and vigorously challenge the policies of President Joe Biden and his administration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

McCarthy set to bounce Democrats Schiff, Omar and Swalwell from House committees

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., appears on stage before former President Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit in Washington, July 26, 2022. With the promise of a red wave receding, Republicans are facing the stark reality that any return to power would mean presiding over a narrowly split Congress. Meanwhile, McCarthy was weakened by the party's dismal performance as he reaches for the speaker's gavel(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Majority of House Republicans back McCarthy for speaker but he’s still got to work to take the gavel

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Rep. Andy Biggs preparing challenge to Kevin McCarthy for House speaker

By Kerry Picket and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, before the House Judiciary Committee questions Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the internet giant's privacy security and data collection, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. McCarthy made an opening statement before Pichai appeared. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Watch your back Kevin: The knives are out for McCarthy

By Ramsey Touchberry and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at an election event, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. The results of the midterm election are raising questions about the future of American support for Ukraine. McCarthy warned last month that his party wouldn't support writing a "blank check" for Ukraine if it captured the House majority. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The allegiances of House GOP freshmen quickly tested in leadership races

By Mica Soellner and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2019 photo, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Committee on Oversight Reform, foreground, accompanied by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Matt Gaetz is adamant about pushing Jordan to run for House, promises to be ‘very convincing’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to a South Carolina GOP fundraising dinner on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) ** FILE **

Kevin McCarthy’s run for House speaker is headed for a challenge from his right flank

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., appears on stage before former President Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit in Washington, July 26, 2022. With the promise of a red wave receding, Republicans are facing the stark reality that any return to power would mean presiding over a narrowly split Congress. Meanwhile, McCarthy was weakened by the party's dismal performance as he reaches for the speaker's gavel(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Kevin McCarthy and the enormous shift in power to come

By Newt Gingrich

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., makes a point from the Republican side as the House Judiciary Committee holds an emergency meeting to advance a series of Democratic gun control measures, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gaetz rages against McCarthy, urges Republicans to withhold support for speaker bid

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak at an event early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Emboldened Freedom Caucus presents hurdles to Kevin McCarthy’s run for House speaker

By Ramsey Touchberry and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times