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Kevin McCarthy

Your questions, answered.
22 minute read

Your questions, answered.

Many readers have asked me to review Joe Biden's presidency.
Personal essay

All Kevin McCarthy posts

Photo by BoliviaInteligente / Unsplash
24 minute read

Everything we got wrong (and right) in 2023

We look back at how our predictions aged in 2023.
2023 review
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr
16 minute read

Republicans and Democrats strike a deal.

Plus, a question about Trump's immunity.
Spending
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr
16 minute read

Republicans and Democrats strike a deal.

Plus, a question about Trump's immunity.
Spending
9 minute read

The Sunday — December 17

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Reader essay. Justin has been a Tangle reader, and prolific commenter and respondent, for several years, and
The Sunday
Kevin McCarthy speaking. Image: USDA Forest Service photo by Tanya E. Flores.
16 minute read

Kevin McCarthy announces retirement.

Plus, some reactions to Friday's newsletter.
Kevin McCarthy
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks shortly after being chosen. Screenshot: PBS News Hour/YouTube
17 minute read

Republicans elect Mike Johnson as Speaker.

Plus, a question about our debt and some footage from our live event.
Mike Johnson
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been removed by House Republicans as Speaker. Image: Drew Angerer / Getty
17 minute read

Kevin McCarthy gets ousted.

It's the first time in American history a Speaker has been removed.
Kevin McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) surprised everyone by avoiding a government shutdown. Image: Tanya E. Flores
17 minute read

The government... doesn't shut down?

It was a surprising twist that came late Saturday.
Government shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaking in 2021. Image: Tanya Flores
18 minute read

A looming government shutdown (again).

We're 10 days away from a government shutdown.
Kevin McCarthy
Image: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America
17 minute read

Republicans launch Biden impeachment inquiry.

Plus, a question about the David Weiss special counsel.
BIden 2024
The House Freedom Caucus revolt.
15 minute read

The House Freedom Caucus revolt.

Republican infighting led to a week-long standoff in Congress.
House Freedom Caucus