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McCarthy contradicts McCarthy on Trump, Jan. 6 attack
The House GOP leader is still looking for ways to make Trump happy, even if that means contradicting himself in painfully obvious, easy-to-check ways.
Kevin McCarthy on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 4, 2021.Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images file
April 26, 2021, 5:08 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
In the immediate aftermath of the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, many Republicans were reluctant to defend Donald Trump s role in inciting the deadly riot. Most GOP officials balked at the idea that the then-president deserved to be impeached, but they had the good sense not to offer their support for Trump siccing a violent mob on the seat of the U.S. government.
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Troy Carter wins House special election in Louisiana David Weigel Louisiana state Sen. Troy Carter won a special election Saturday to replace White House adviser Cedric L. Richmond in Congress, defeating a challenger backed by much of the Democratic Party’s left and expanding the party’s narrow majority in the House. Carter held a steady lead as votes were counted in a runoff with state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, a former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. The Associated Press projected Carter as the victor less than three hours after polls closed. Carter will take office once the election is certified, giving Democrats 219 seats in the House, with three more Democratic vacancies to be filled by special elections this year.
Troy Carter wins House special election in Louisiana David Weigel Louisiana state Sen. Troy Carter won a special election Saturday to replace White House adviser Cedric L. Richmond in Congress, defeating a challenger backed by much of the Democratic Party’s left and expanding the party’s narrow majority in the House. Carter held a steady lead as votes were counted in a runoff with state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, a former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. The Associated Press projected Carter as the victor less than three hours after polls closed. Carter will take office once the election is certified, giving Democrats 219 seats in the House, with three more Democratic vacancies to be filled by special elections this year.