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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leaves a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The Senate pushed bipartisan trade legislation to the brink of final approval Tuesday in a combined effort by President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders to rescue a measure that appeared all but dead less than two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

GOP leaders say Congress should review Iran nuclear deal before U.N.

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Speaker John A. Boehner and other House Republican leaders have opened the door for a re-vote on fast-track trade legislation that Democrats defeated last week, but President Obama will need to flip dozens of votes. Instead of working on a solution, however, Mr. Obama spent Saturday playing golf and hosting a private concert. (Associated Press)

Democrat trade deal votes elude Obama as House Republicans plan rescue

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington with members of the House GOP leadership on March 24, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy: Trade deal will happen, despite ‘civil war’ among Democrats

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy to Senate: Just send our Patriot Act rewrite to Obama

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 15, 2007 file photo, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., sits for a portrait in his Capitol Hill office. On Thursday, May 28, 2015, federal prosecutors indicted Hastert, 73, on bank-related charges. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kevin McCarthy resists push to remove Dennis Hastert portrait from Capitol: ‘Premature’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2015, with members of the House GOP leadership. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy: Obama’s demands would ruin attempt to lift sequester

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2015, with members of the House GOP leadership. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Budget, Medicare spending deadlines loom before Congress

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at the California GOP convention in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy cheers GOP field for 2016, says Dems are ‘going backwards’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says House will follow Senate on bill to review Iran deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner said that after the upcoming GOP House retreat, the Republicans will have a better plan on how to cancel out President Obama's amnesty. (Associated Press)

Republicans to open February with vote to repeal Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at the California GOP convention in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy: Obama ‘finds a way not to come to a solution’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Crystal A. Diaz, a U.S. Border Patrol agent with the Tucson Sector in Arizona, rides her ATV while on patrol. (AP Photo/U.S. Border Patrol)

DHS spending bill to ID sanctuary cities; Obama amnesty fight looms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at the California GOP convention in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Majority Leader says Ebola fight must include Africa

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Tom Frieden speaks during a news conference. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE**

Experts: Troops not at risk for Ebola

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The future of the Ex-Im Bank, which many conservatives condemn as "corporate welfare" to well-heeled U.S. exporters, was put in doubt when Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican and the incoming majority leader for the House GOP caucus, said Sunday he opposes a reauthorization vote. The White House has expressed strong support for reauthorization, with press secretary Josh Earnest going so far as to invoke former President Ronald Reagan's support of the bank in an effort to sway Mr. McCarthy. (Associated Press)

White House, private groups move to save Ex-Im Bank

By Chloe Johnson and Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

New White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks to the media during his first briefing as press secretary, Monday, June 23, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House invokes Ronald Reagan in bid to save Ex-Im Bank

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington, Friday, June 20, 2014. Organizers said more than 1,000 evangelical leaders were attending the conference, designed to mobilize religious conservative voters ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and the 2016 presidential contest. While polls suggest that social conservatives are losing their fight against gay marriage, Republican officials across the political spectrum concede that evangelical Christian voters continue to play a critical role in Republican politics. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

New GOP House leader: The Senate is the problem in Washington

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is joined by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, just after House Republicans voted to make McCarthy the new majority leader, replacing Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., who was defeated in his primary earlier this month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who leads a conservative faction of lawmakers in the Republican Study Committee, was elected to be the new House majority whip, replacing McCarthy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Record breaker: Kevin McCarthy becomes least tenured floor leader in U.S. House history

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is joined by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, just after House Republicans voted to make McCarthy the new majority leader, replacing Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., who was defeated in his primary earlier this month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who leads a conservative faction of lawmakers in the Republican Study Committee, was elected to be the new House majority whip, replacing McCarthy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Opportunity for Kevin McCarthy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Not quite done with politics? Mitt Romney tops 14 other contenders in a new presidential poll and is crowned a "kingmaker" in the press. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Miss Mitt yet?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times