C-SPAN’s Access Is Once Again Limited in Kevin McCarthy’s House. Will That Change?

In the wee hours of January 7, Representative Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the House after 15 ballots, capping off five days of congressional drama that had America glued to C-SPAN. It was after ballot number 14 that all hell broke loose on the House floor, as McCarthy confronted Representative Matt Gaetz, which resulted in finger-pointing, heated words, and one member, Mike Rogers, being physically restrained. Reflecting on that tense moment, Gaetz, who was chief among the hard-right flank that tortured McCarthy on his path to the speakership, told me, “Hey, I’m making C-SPAN great again.” Beyond the… Read Full Article