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![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters on May 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0713-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
AOC, Bernice King Slam McCarthy for Saying MLK Would Oppose Critical Race Theory
“The GOP would do well to stop banning books and start reading them,” wrote Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy answers questions during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0701-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
McCarthy Told GOP Lawmakers He’d Kick Them Off Committees Over Jan. 6 Commission
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced eight lawmakers who would serve on the committee, including Rep. Liz Cheney.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Debbie Meadows and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows interact on the South Lawn of the White House on August 27, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0625-kevin-mccarthy-mark-meadows-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy and Mark Meadows Have Long History of Nepotism and Self-Dealing
The two prominent House Republicans showed an extensive pattern of doling out perks to family members.
![Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0624-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Will Form House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 Attack
The committee will look into why and how the attack happened, and produce recommendations on preventing similar events.
![Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to reporters as she leaves the Capitol on May 14, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0527-marjorie-taylor-greene-400x300.jpg)
Thousands Sign Petition Calling for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Expulsion
The Georgia congresswoman compared rules on wearing a mask in the House to the Holocaust.
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Republicans Are Against Science, Elections, Democracy, Journalism — and You
The GOP's push against the January 6 commission bill is horrifying, but it's not surprising.
![Trump supporters wave flags from a platform on the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0517-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
House Set to Vote on January 6 Commission That Gives GOP Equal Power
Republicans won equal representation on the commission last week, though the GOP’s view of the attack is largely biased.
![Trump supporters flood into the Capitol Building after breaking into it on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0514-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Deal Reached on 9/11-Style Commission for January 6 — But Roadblocks Remain
To avoid a filibuster, the agreement to create the commission will need the support of at least 10 GOP senators.
![Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump await his return to Florida along the route leading to his Mar-a-Lago estate on January 20, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0513-trump-supporters-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Would Back a Stinkbug If It Made the Base Wave Their Flags
Signing on with a guy who has a whole forest of Damoclesian swords festooned above his head sounds like a bad bet.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy departs after speaking with reporters outside the White House after his Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on May 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0512-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Hours After Ousting Cheney, McCarthy Says No One in the GOP Doubts Biden Won
Polling shows that a majority of Republican voters in the U.S. still wrongly believe the election was stolen from Trump.