Kevin McCarthy

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP needs new health care target; 'Obamacare' survives again

By Alan Fram Jun. 18, 2021 12:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 20, 2021, file photo Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks in Brooklyn Center, Minn., during a news conference at the site of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer during a traffic stop. A group of Jewish House Democrats are accusin Omar of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. The 12 Democrats say her comparison shows prejudice and gives ”cover to terrorist groups." Their criticism comes after Omar asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken about atrocities she says have been committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar

By Alan Fram Jun. 16, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 12, 2021, file photo, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Greene apologized Monday, June 14, 2021, for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks, Holocaust

By Alan Fram Jun. 14, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020 photo, Baltimore Police Academy cadets listen to an instructor during an on the field class session learning to direct traffic, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Baltimore. As rising murder rates gain attention in U.S. cities, Republicans have ramped up misleading attacks by casting Democrats as anti-police. It's a message they believe helped them stave off greater Democratic gains and one with renewed potency particularly in cities that cut police department budgets amid calls to overhaul policing last year. It's not clear whether the GOP strategy, with roots back to President Nixon's law-and-order message, will be a success for a party that has little support in American cities. But Republicans hope to stem their decline in suburbs with by attacking Democrats' on domestic safety. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats' policing policy

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 13, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2021, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., takes off her face mask to talk to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fully vaccinated members of Congress and their staff will no longer have to wear a mask on the House floor and in committee rooms, according to guidance issued Friday, June 11, by the Office of the Attending Physician, delighting some GOP lawmakers who have been chafing at the mask-wearing requirements in recent months. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Vaccinated lawmakers get to take off their masks in House

By Kevin Freking Jun. 11, 2021 05:12 PM EDT

Newly-elected House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., second from left, watches as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments

By Brian Slodysko May. 25, 2021 12:34 PM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., puts her mask back on after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber

By Kevin Freking May. 19, 2021 06:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file photo, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan," which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago. But ever since, Republicans from New York and Indiana to Texas and Washington state have promoted elements of legislation that would not exist if they had their way. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against

By Steve Peoples May. 06, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to the media at a diner on Monday, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. McCarthy and other Republicans decried Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star game out of Georgia amid concerns about changes to the state's voting laws. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

House GOP leader renews criticism over All-Star Game shift

By Jeff Amy May. 04, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 17, 2019 file photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A plan to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which was halted earlier in 2021 amid a political backlash, is on again as health authorities on April 19, 2021 expanded the vaccination program on the Navy base in Cuba to the entire adult population of the remote facility. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

AP source: Guantanamo prisoners now getting COVID-19 vaccine

By Ben Fox Apr. 19, 2021 02:07 PM EDT

FILE - This Tuesday, March 16, 2021, file photo shows a sign advertising a restaurant opening, in Santa Monica, Calif. California has added 119.600 new jobs in March. It's the second straight month of growth following a year of enormous losses and inconsistent gains during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Signs of recovery as California adds jobs for 2nd month

By Adam Beam Apr. 16, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 08:51 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 14 The Chicago Tribune...

FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File)

Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise

By Alan Fram Apr. 03, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. March 19, 2021. Editorial: No solutions for border in political posturing As politicians hurl...