House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is facing calls to step down after he joked about having to restrain himself from hitting Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the head if his party takes control of the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — As outgoing Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear prepared to open his final annual meeting in that role, he determined to follow through on his plans to change ...

(CNN) – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is feeling the heat over a comment he made about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Saturday night. The California Republican was speaking at a fundraising event ...

Kevin McCarthy joked about casual violence against Nancy Pelosi during a fundraiser, reporters at the event said. He reportedly said that, as House speaker, he'd find it "hard" not to hit her with the ...