August 29, 2021 McCarthy slams Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal as ‘partisan, political decision designed for a photo-op’ House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Sunday slammed President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as a “partisan, political decision designed for a photo-op” ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
August 27, 2021 McCarthy leaves door open to Biden impeachment for Afghanistan bombing: 'There will be a day of reckoning' House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left open the possibility that Republicans would seek to impeach President Biden over his handling of the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan that cost at least 13 American service members their lives.
August 27, 2021 Reporter's Notebook: US Capitol flag at half-staff speaks volumes about Afghanistan horror The American flag fluttered high atop its staff at the base of the Dome on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol when I arrived there Thursday morning. When I departed Thursday evening, the flag hung limp, lowered to half-staff.
August 26, 2021 Pelosi and House ditch town as Biden deals with Afghanistan evacuation, Americans dead in Kabul explosions The House addressed some of Democrats' expensive domestic agenda items this week, but not the crisis in Afghanistan.
August 25, 2021 Bipartisan group of lawmakers planned Afghanistan trip in defiance of Pelosi, McCarthy requests not to do so Some House members from both sides of the aisle were planning to head to Afghanistan despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging their members not to travel to the region, ӣƵ has learned.
August 25, 2021 CNN analyst seethes over congressmen taking 'Instagram trip' to Kabul, wants them removed from committees CNN analyst Philip Mudd lost it Wednesday while discussing Rep. Peter Meijer's, R-Mich., and Rep. Seth Moulton's, D-Mass., unannounced trip to Afghanistan this week amid the ongoing efforts to evacuate Americans and others from Afghanistan.
August 25, 2021 McCarthy says Biden is leaving US hostages for the Taliban: 'He turned his back on our own citizens' House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted President Biden for sticking to an Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan and said "thousands of Americans" could be left stranded in the Taliban-controlled country as a result.
August 25, 2021 White House in chaos struggles to keep Biden on time President Biden is struggling to provide a message of strength and confidence amid international scorn and uncertainty over his handling of the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan – showing up late to speeches, refusing to answer reporters’ questions, and largely avoiding the White House press corps ever since Taliban insurgents took over the country in a matter of days.
August 24, 2021 Kevin McCarthy: There is 'no possible way' we can evacuate Americans from Afghanistan by Aug 31 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said during a Tuesday news conference that there is “no way” President Biden will be able to evacuate all of the Americans currently trapped in Afghanistan by the Aug. 31 deadline.
August 19, 2021 Would a Republican House majority impeach Biden in 2023? House GOP leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy says that if his party wins back the majority in the chamber in the 2022 midterm elections, House Republicans wouldn't use impeachment as a political weapon against President Biden in 2023.