Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy is chairman of the ALFA Institute. He was the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Trump speaks

Opinion

January 13, 2025

Trump can power the US into the future with a muscular nuclear energy policy

The incoming Trump administration can boost America's energy production by supporting the increased use of nuclear energy.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks an an event commemorating the 60th Anniversary Of Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision, at the National Press Club on March 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. In Gideon v. Wainwright the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants if they are unable to afford their own. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Opinion

July 12, 2023

On Biden's watch, Lady Justice has been weaponized. But Merrick Garland can't do this one thing

In the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland there appears to be one rule: protect the boss' son, even if it means sacrificing the Constitution and the country.

Joe Biden and Julie Su

Opinion

April 26, 2023

Biden's Labor pick would turn America into one big California mess

President Biden has nominated California's Julie Su to be the next United States Secretary of Labor.

Biden and Xi

Opinion

December 8, 2022

China and the US are locked in a cold war. We must win it. Here's how we will

China's leader Xi Jinping had grand plans to defeat the United States and there's no time to waste. We must confront the communist nation on the world stage. Here's our plan.

Afghanistan exit

Opinion

August 15, 2022

Biden's Afghanistan debacle began with the fall of Kabul a year ago and Americans deserve answers

Biden's Afghanistan debacle began a year ago with the fall of Kabul and Americans deserve answers why. House GOP vows they will investigate the disaster.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on April 27, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Opinion

April 28, 2022

Biden and Mayorkas need to step up – our border is not being 'effectively managed'

On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Congress the Biden administration has “effectively managed” the ongoing border crisis.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Dems' $1.9 trillion COVID bill is not rescue or relief plan, it's a Pelosi payoff

Opinion

February 26, 2021

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Dems' $1.9 trillion COVID bill is not rescue or relief plan, it's a Pelosi payoff

As Democrats put a COVID relief bill forward they are using the coronavirus as an excuse to justify funding pet projects.

House GOP Leader McCarthy: I’m voting for President Trump. Here’s why he deserves 4 more years

Opinion

October 29, 2020

House GOP Leader McCarthy: I’m voting for President Trump. Here’s why he deserves 4 more years

Republicans and President Trump understand that managed decline is unacceptable. Together, our policies reversed it. And despite unprecedented, unending, and unfounded attacks on his presidency, he delivered historic results in the economy, national security, energy, and the courts.