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Mike McCarthy apologizes to cameraman after postgame misunderstanding

Mike McCarthy apologizes to cameraman after postgame misunderstanding

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the Dallas Cowboys lost a 19-12 divisional playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, head coach Mike McCarthy said emotions ran high. “It’s very tough,” McCarthy said. “In those moments, you just have to be real and genuine. “It’s raw in the locker room right now.” Emotions were raw, too, as the Cowboys left the Levi’s Stadium field after the game. A photo of McCarthy approaching the tunnel near the western end zone opened questions about… Source link

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Kevin McCarthy may have just won himself the most dysfunctional Congress ever

Kevin McCarthy may have just won himself the most dysfunctional Congress ever

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is congratulated after winning the 15th vote in the House chamber as the House enters the fifth day trying to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, early Jan. 7, 2023. (Alex Brandon/AP) Exhausted by the last few days of drama on Capitol Hill, which saw Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California trying and failing to win the House speaker’s gavel 14 times before finally eking out a slim majority late Friday night? You ain’t seen nothing… Source link

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If McCarthy withdraws, other alternatives could become viable for speaker, source says

If McCarthy withdraws, other alternatives could become viable for speaker, source says

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he leaves the House of Representatives floor after the House voted to adjourn for the evening on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) If Kevin McCarthy steps aside, House Republicans could quickly coalesce around another candidate who could easily get the 218 votes needed to become speaker, according to a Republican opposing McCarthy’s bid for speaker who spoke with Yahoo News. Republicans have repeatedly floated top House… Source link

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House members blocking McCarthy speaker bid meet at offices of ex-Trump chief Mark Meadows

House members blocking McCarthy speaker bid meet at offices of ex-Trump chief Mark Meadows

Several Republican House members fighting to stop Rep. Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker met Friday morning at the offices of the Conservative Partnership Institute, an organization run by Mark Meadows and Jim DeMint. Meadows, a former Republican congressman from North Carolina, was chief of staff to former President Donald Trump and played a central role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He joined CPI as senior partner in January 2021, a few weeks after Trump supporters stormed… Source link

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How Kevin McCarthy may have doomed his bid for House speaker

How Kevin McCarthy may have doomed his bid for House speaker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy arrives for a meeting with House Republicans at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) For the first time since 1923, the U.S. House of Representatives failed Tuesday to elect a new speaker on the initial ballot, signaling the start of what could be a fractious, days-long drama to find a Republican successor to former Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. But for Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, Calif. — the Republican leader who was also… Source link

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How Kevin McCarthy may have doomed his bid for House speaker

How Kevin McCarthy may have doomed his bid for House speaker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy arrives for a meeting with House Republicans at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) For the first time since 1923, the U.S. House of Representatives failed Tuesday to elect a new speaker on the initial ballot, signaling the start of what could be a fractious, days-long drama to find a Republican successor to former Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. But for Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, Calif. — the Republican leader who was also… Source link

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Why Cowboys are on alert as Mike McCarthy returns to face Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay

Why Cowboys are on alert as Mike McCarthy returns to face Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay

FRISCO, Texas — Micah Parsons learned the lesson from his grandmother. He plans to implement it Sunday at Lambeau Field in head coach Mike McCarthy’s return, facing a Green Bay Packers team led by McCarthy’s longtime quarterback Aaron Rodgers. “My grandma told me: If you see a roach and it’s fooling around, do you step on it and bury it or do you let it rebuild and get back to life?” Parsons told Yahoo Sports. “You step on it. I live life with no remorse. You can’t have no remorse… Source link

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