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Happy Tuesday. While some conservatives in Congress remain skeptical, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has enjoyed currying some favor with the president. The No. 2 Republican in the House plays “friend and fixer” to Donald Trump, even bringing him a jar of his favorite candy: red and pink Starbursts. “He remembers everything,” McCarthy said. “Of course I put my name on the jar.