NEWS AND OPINION:
So how did he do in the press? Newly minted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy drew attentive but predictably critical news coverage following his election to that esteemed position on Capitol Hill.
A few sample headlines from that coverage which surfaced in the last 48 hours:
“Kevin McCarthy’s tarnished triumph” (New York magazine); “McCarthy’s dream job could become a nightmare” (Reuters); “Kevin McCarthy and the return of the pre-Trump GOP” (The New York Times); “McCarthy’s struggles point to troubles ahead for his office, his party and Congress” (National Public Radio); “How McCarthy survived the House chaos to win the speaker’s gavel” (CNN); “What’s in Kevin McCarthy’s deal with conservatives” (The Way Street Journal); “Kevin McCarthy delivers first remarks after winning House Speaker: ‘Our nation is worth fighting for’” (Fox News); “Here are the concessions Kevin McCarthy had to make to become House Speaker” (Mother Jones).