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Illustration on the downside of impeaching President Biden by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Impeaching Biden would be a mistake

By Michael McKenna

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., answers questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., in this Dec. 3, 2021 file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy’s fundraising powerhouse creates glide path to the speakership

By Haris Alic - 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)

McCarthy rules out weaponizing impeachment if GOP takes House majority

By Haris Alic - 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)

Kevin McCarthy raises $31M for GOP efforts to retake House in first four months of 2022

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks about Vice President Kamala Harris and the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, June 17, 2021, during a news conference with Republican members of the House, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A formal examination of whether North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is disqualified to run for Congress based on the U.S. Constitution won't occur since redistricting changes have moved the location of the district he sought to compete in, a state election official said Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

McCarthy rips Cawthorn for wild allegations about Washington orgies, says Cawthorn changed his story

By Kerry Picket - 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)

The House Republican Commitment to America

By Newt Gingrich

U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., right, and wife, Celeste, arrive at the federal courthouse for his trial in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Fortenberry was convicted Thursday, March 24, 2022, of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FiLE**

McCarthy calls on convicted GOP congressman to resign

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters at his weekly news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 18, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: McCarthy says Trump’s role in House GOP hinges on a White House run

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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)

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin McCarthy: I’ll be House speaker in January

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks, Thursday, Jan., 20, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Accompanied by dozens of House Republicans he commented on President Joe Biden's first year in office. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Conservative group pressures Kevin McCarthy to appear before Jan. 6 committee

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters during his weekly press conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. McCarthy is refusing a request by the House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection to submit to an interview and turn over records pertaining to the deadly riot. McCarthy claims the investigation is not legitimate and accuses the panel of “abuse of power.” (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

McCarthy slams Biden administration for ‘downplaying’ terrorist aspect of Texas synagogue attack

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to reporters during her weekly press conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Pelosi upbraids McCarthy for snubbing Jan. 6 committee

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

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 snubs House Jan. 6 committee, accuses Dems of using probe power to damage GOP

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives for meeting of the Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy refuses to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee, calls probe an abuse of power

By Farnoush Amiri and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California gives a speech during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian hotel-casino Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Kevin McCarthy pitches House GOP’s vision to ‘save America’ in new ad

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael R. Turner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Turner to replace Nunes as top Republican on House Intelligence Committee

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

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)

House GOP huddles to draft policies on biggest issues, but it’s still a work in progress

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this image from House Television, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks on the House floor during debate on the Democrats' expansive social and environment bill at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. (House Television via AP)

McCarthy confronts GOP grumbling, backbiting in his quest for speaker’s gavel

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this image from House Television, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks on the House floor during debate on the Democrats' expansive social and environment bill at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. (House Television via AP)

McCarthy blocks Democrats from passing Biden’s social welfare bill in ‘dead of night’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., takes an elevator as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on a resolution to formally rebuke him for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., with a sword, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. In addition to the official censure, House Democrats want to oust him from his seats on the House Oversight Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats censure GOP’s Gosar, strip lawmaker of committees

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times