FBI Denies Report of Kash Patel’s Russia Visit 
Trump Warns Houthis Over Attacks, Considers Erdogan Intervention 
UN Urges Talks on Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission Extension 
China Warns Taiwan Over South China Sea Coast Guard Incident 
Trump Announces Massive Oil and Mineral Exploration Plans in Greenland 
Netanyahu Rejects Preemptive Iran Strike Ahead of Israel Election 
IMF Warns US Debt Crisis Needs Fiscal Action, Urges China to Boost Consumption 
US Justice Department Drops Prosecution of Ex-CIA Analyst Sue Mi Terry 
Elon Musk Donates $366 Million to 2026 US Midterms 
MI5 Warns of Rising Iran, Russia Threats and AI Bioweapon Risks 
Trump Denies China, Russia Are Helping Iran in War 
Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Received No Warning Before Russian Missile Attack 
China Resumes US Soybean Purchases After Trump-Xi Summit 
Gaza Olive Harvest Collapses as War Destroys Farmland 
Flavio Bolsonaro Backs Brazil’s 40-Hour Workweek Reform Ahead of Runoff 
Most Americans Oppose Election Betting on Prediction Markets, Poll Finds 
Kim Jong Un Showcases ICBM Ahead of Possible Trump Meeting 
Add as a preferred source on Google
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has come under fire for backing the removal of Liz Cheney from her leadership position. As Congress and law enforcement authorities continue to dig into the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, it was revealed that McCarthy reportedly hired a Trump White House staff member that played a big part in the rally that led to the violence.
In a piece for The Bulwark, commentator Charlie Sykes said that the House Minority Leader hired Brian Jack, former President Donald Trump’s White House Political Director, to organize the “Stop the Steal” rally that ultimately led to the violence on January 6. Sykes goes on to write that Jack called up GOP Congressman Mo Brooks and urged him to speak to Trump’s supporters at the rally in DC on that day. At this time, Jack was still working for the former president.
“So Kevin McCarthy hired Jack knowing that he was pushing Stop the Steal stuff,” wrote Sykes, who is a frequent critic of the pro-Trump faction of the Republican Party.
Previous reports have already surfaced that McCarthy was furious at the former president, calling him as the riots occurred to rein in his supporters and take control. Shortly after the riots, McCarthy said that Trump has “some responsibility” for the violence that led to five people dead and over 100 Capitol Police officers injured. In recent weeks, McCarthy has backtracked on his statements, denying that the former president incited the insurrection.
Former GOP Congressman Paul Mitchell, who retired from the House in 2020, said that the reason for McCarthy backing the removal of Cheney from her position is because he is looking to get elected as House Speaker. Mitchell, who left the Republican Party over concerns with Trump’s false election claims, said that McCarthy is looking to control the dissent within the House GOP in order to win back the majority in the 2022 elections.
“Kevin’s primary interest is achieving the gavel, he will do almost anything to get the gavel and become Speaker, short of throwing his mother under the bus,” Mitchell said to CNN Tuesday. “Unfortunately, the drive for political power for that prestige for some people is extraordinary and I think in this case it’s overwhelmed the best interests of the nation, of members of his party, and will not be long-term good for the country.”
