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In this Feb. 25, 2019, file photo, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks at a Politics & Eggs event in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ** FILE **

Democrats attack ‘Putin Republicans’ for questioning Biden’s blank check for Ukraine war

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday, Dec. 23, in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy told Capitol Police that Trump was unaware of Jan. 6 riot in new audio

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., greets supporters at DMI Companies in Monongahela, Pa., Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. McCarthy joined with other House Republicans to unveil their "Commitment to America" agenda. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

House GOP promises new direction for U.S. with agenda tackling inflation, crime, China — and Biden

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

People listen as House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at DMI Companies in Monongahela, Pa., Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. McCarthy joined with other House Republicans to unveil their "Commitment to America" agenda. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

GOP’s ‘Commitment to America’ should be God-given rights

By Cheryl K. Chumley - 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 **

McCarthy says ‘democracy is on the ballot’ in midterms, blaming Dems for attacking freedoms

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

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

Kevin McCarthy says he doesn’t remember phone call with Cassidy Hutchinson on Jan. 6, 2021

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Kevin McCarthy pledges to investigate Hunter Biden if GOP wins House

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

No reruns: Jan. 6 Committee tries new approach to break through

By David Bauder - Associated Press

A Tweet from former President Donald Trump is displayed on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Instead of convincing Donald Trump's most loyal supporters of his misdeeds, the revelations from the hearings into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are prompting many of them to reinforce their views that he was correct in falsely asserting a claim to victory. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says McCarthy made a ‘bad decision’ in pulling GOP nominees for House Jan. 6 committee

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

U.S Police officers patrol on bicycles past the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

House overwhelmingly passes Supreme Court protection bill after threat to Justice Kavanaugh

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber from his office at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, in this file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

McCarthy blasts Pelosi plan to give House staffers Peloton memberships

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference, Friday, April 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pelosi slams McCarthy over lawmaker safety, GOP opposition to House metal detectors

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, April 6, 2022. McCarthy is downplaying secretly recorded remarks he made about Donald Trump shortly after last year's attack on the Capitol. He also says he never told the then-president that he should resign something that has not been reported. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP stands behind embattled McCarthy after leaked Jan. 6 comments

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

McCarthy works to stanch the fallout from leaked post-Jan. 6 recording

By Joseph Clark, Tom Howell Jr. and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this March 1, 2021 file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Democrats’ massive social spending and climate change bill could put the U.S. back on a path to reducing its persistent pool of uninsured people. Estimates range from 4 million to 7 million Americans gaining health coverage as a result of the legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Kevin McCarthy is ‘a liar and a traitor’

By Tom Howell Jr. and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds, June 26, 2021, in Wellington, Ohio. Former President Trump is returning to Ohio to try to boost Republican candidates and turnout ahead of the May 3 primary. Trump will headline an evening rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, north of Columbus, on April 23. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Trump says relationship with McCarthy unblemished by leaked audio

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

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

Kevin McCarthy’s speaker aspirations face fresh doubts after leaked audio

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters outside the White House after a meeting with President Joe Biden, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

McCarthy denies NYT report that he sought Trump’s ouster in the wake of Capitol riot

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 18, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

NYT posts recording of McCarthy saying he’d urge Trump to resign

By Farnoush Amiri and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., responds to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2021, about the behavior of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy to deal with a handful of Republican lawmakers who have stirred outrage with violent, racist and sometimes Islamophobic comments. If you can't police them, promote them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCarthy sees no one challenging his leadership in next Congress

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times