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After losing his speaker title last week, Kevin McCarthy sent conflicting messages about his political future and personal ambitions. There’s still uncertainty in the conference about whether Rep. Steve Scalise can get the 217 votes needed to fill the House leadership vacuum, but McCarthy has taken one unknown off the table, pledging to remain in Congress and run for reelection.
Baseball great Steve Garvey, 74, who played for both the Dodgers and the Padres in the late 1970s and 80s, earlier this week waded into the crowded field of Senate contenders as a Republican, boosting GOP hopes of improving their turnout next November as well.