{"id":2810,"date":"2026-07-10T07:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:01:11","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-calls-out-speaker-johnson-for-sending-lawmakers-home-stop-recessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2810","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy Calls Out Speaker Johnson for Sending Lawmakers Home: \u2018Stop Recessing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-out-speaker-johnson-for-sending-lawmakers-home-stop-recessing\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-out-speaker-johnson-for-sending-lawmakers-home-stop-recessing\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5741319 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5741319\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>Former Speaker <strong>Kevin McCarthy<\/strong> called out his immediate successor on Thursday, advising him to \u201cstop recessing\u201d the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>On June 30, Speaker <strong>Mike Johnson<\/strong> (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/house-gop-frozen-save-america-00982083\">canceled votes<\/a> and sent House members home early for a two-week holiday recess after a handful of Republicans revolted, preventing votes on key pieces of legislation because the bills had not undergone committee or floor action.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy appeared on Thursday\u2019s <em>Hannity<\/em>, where guest host <strong>Kellyanne Conway<\/strong> said Republicans are not doing enough ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not enough to say, \u2018They\u2019re socialists. We\u2019re not,&#8217;\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to finish our sentences, and I\u2019m worried that if we\u2019re just pointing at the Democrats and saying, \u2018You are socialists,\u2019 we\u2019re not taking advantage of saying who we are. So who are we?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy responded by saying Johnson should keep House members at the Capitol and Republicans should explain their policies to the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing that you have to have, you have the majority in the House right now,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cStop recessing. Show the American public what you are by passing the legislation that you believe in. You can\u2019t sit back and say, \u2018The Democrats are socialists, and they can\u2019t do it.\u2019 You\u2019ve got to show them what you\u2019re able to achieve. Lay out that agenda that you\u2019re able to do. Yes, you secured the border. Take that, but make sure you\u2019re lowering the prices, you\u2019re lowering the fuel costs, and also that you\u2019re making our streets safe again. Pass the legislation day in and day out between now and the election, and show them what you believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson ascended to the speakership after McCarthy was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/that-is-a-stunner-cable-news-networks-shocked-by-historic-ouster-of-kevin-mccarthy\/\">ousted<\/a> from the position in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via Fox News.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy called out his immediate successor on Thursday, advising him to \u201cstop recessing\u201d the House of Representatives. 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