WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a ... [+] weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Leader McCarthy held his weekly news conference to answer questions from members of the press. Key BackgroundMcCarthy has struggled in recent months to unify a GOP conference increasingly defined by its loud, right-wing members but that still has a sizable bloc of moderates. ), a fellow Trump critic and the chair of the conference. TangentRep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a Trump ally who is under federal investigation over allegations of a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, tweeted that he would be joining the caucus.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2021 21:56 UTC