Republicans have a Kevin McCarthy problem on their hands

In the wake of Kevin McCarthy's now infamous hours-long speech on the House floor that wrapped in the wee morning hours on Friday, the House minority leader has gotten a lot of flack. [View in browser]( [Image]( November 22, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] have a Kevin McCarthy problem on their hands by Noah Rothman In the wake of Kevin McCarthy's now infamous hours-long speech on the House floor that wrapped in the wee morning hours on Friday, the House minority leader has gotten a lot of flack. "Because the party in power has turned in such a lousy performance over the last year, Republicans don't have to be anything more than against Democratic governance,” [Noah Rothman writes](. But, he adds, "it will not last." Rothman points out that although the GOP could have had an easy run of it, members like McCarthy are fumbling the play. "McCarthy's style of leadership as minority leader has been to either ignore or defend his conference's most embarrassing members and to play to the party's pro-Trump base," he writes. And ultimately, "These are inauspicious signs for a party poised to hand him the speaker's gavel." Read Noah Rothman's [full analysis]( and more your Monday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Kevin McCarthy ]( [Hayes Brown]( [In one epic speech, Kevin McCarthy perfectly summed up the GOP]( The House minority leader's showstopping efforts achieved... nothing. Literally nothing. [Read More]( [A photo of the trans flag]( [Katelyn Burns]( [Trans deaths reached record high this year. So did anti-trans activism]( We live in a world where trans people not only feel unwelcome, but also unsafe. [Read More]( [A photo of Mitch McConnell]( [Steve Benen]( [Why Trump's latest anti-McConnell tantrum matters]( Trying to examine the statement on its merits is a fool's errand. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of scene after SUV hits crowd in Waukesha]( [Morning Joe]( [Several people dead, dozens injured after SUV plows into Wisconsin holiday parade]( [A photo of Lauren Boebert]( [Rachel Maddow]( [A local news anchor is fed up with Lauren Boebert's 'unfounded conspiracy theories']( [A photo of Don Bacon]( [Ali Velshi]( [A GOP congressman explains why he backed Biden on social spending]( [A photo of Peng Shuai]( [Weekends With Alex Witt]( [IOC president says Peng Shuai is 'safe and well' after call with tennis star, Chinese officials]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this all happening? Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night every week [on his podcast](, aptly titled, "Why Is This Happening?" [In the newest episode](, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., joins Chris to discuss her new book, 'This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman.' They cover how she got into politics, her response to accusations of anti-Semitism and what’s needed to ensure more productivity and less combativeness among members of Congress. [Listen now.]( This week, Trymaine Lee sits down with New York Times reporter and creator of "The 1619 Project" Nikole Hannah-Jones to discuss how the project has shaped America — and Hannah-Jones herself — as well as the power of changing the white-washed narrative of history. [Listen now.]( Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)