McCarthy’s kismet: How his removal as speaker was foreshadowed in 2015
The past is a prologue. That was in October 2015. Unseasonably warm autumn light bathed the hallways between the columns on the first floor of the Capitol. It was mid-afternoon. But when I met a friend and occasional ally of then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the busy venue was surprisingly empty. Then-House Speaker John […]
