House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he’s not concerned about attending the National Republican Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, in person during the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ll be at the convention gladly, and I know we will do it in a safe manner, we’ll take the precautions needed,” the California Republican told reporters at his weekly…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday said President Trump’s sagging poll numbers are a concern for the immediate future but predicted Mr. Trump will ultimately be reelected once a clear contrast with Joseph R. Biden develops. “Look, if the election was today yes, you’re concerned,” Mr. McCarthy, California Republican, said on Fox News. “Can…
White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the Trump administration is eyeing another round of direct payments to Americans in the next coronavirus-related legislative package, though he said the economy is getting to the point where they might be able to move on to other things. He called the stimulus checks of up…
The House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the HEROES Act was about "pot" and "prioritizing illegal immigrants" in an attack on the $3 trillion stimulus plan.Speaking to Fox News on Monday, the California Republican said the bill offering another round of checks for individuals was being used by House Democrats as an "opportunity to enforce…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…