Ben Jacobs is a writer based in Washington, D.C. Kevin McCarthy is a history buff. References to America’s past litter his public remarks, and the portraits of historical figures like Abraham ...

Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy in 2010. The irony of the photo was clear enough: The book, which featured a gleaming group portrait of the three self-declared standard-bearers of the ...

What has become perhaps the most ‌painful and ‌critical‌ ‌week of Mr. McCarthy’s political career has also reaffirmed a portrait of ... to him as “My Kevin.” He famously presented ...

Kevin McCarthy is having a grand old time ... His tenure — less than nine months — lasted barely long enough to pose for the portrait that will someday hang in the Capitol.

That graduating student wasn’t then-senior Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who on Saturday became the House speaker for the 118th US Congress, a powerful position that puts him second ...