Kevin McCarthy

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House ...

Despite being in the minority in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority, McConnell could prove to be a viable partner as Biden seeks bipartisan victories in the new era of divided government. Some of the staunch Republican conservatives challenged McCarthy in the private session. It’s reminiscent of the last time Republicans took back the House majority, after the 2010 midterms, when the tea-party class ushered in a new era of hardball politics, eventually sending Speaker John Boehner to an early retirement. [a historic defeat](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/mccarthy-seeks-support-for-house-speakership-despite-objections-from-the-right) with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress. “The problem is Kevin McCarthy.” “It’s about whether Republicans will be able to govern.” While the Senate remains in Democratic hands, barely, House Republicans are eager to confront President Pete Aguilar of California, the third-ranking Democrat, in nominating his colleague. A new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans led the opposition to McCarthy. But it was not at all clear how the embattled GOP leader could rebound after becoming the first House speaker nominee in 100 years to fail to win the gavel from his fellow party members on the initial vote. In the final first-round tally, McCarthy won 203 votes, with 10 for Biggs and nine for other Republicans. Elise Stefanik, who said the Californian from gritty Bakersfield “has what it takes” to lead House Republicans.

The G.O.P. has gone from being a disciplined party of limited government to a party of anti-government protest to, now, a party of performative verbiage.

has gone from being a ruthless and disciplined party of limited government and trickle-down economics to a party of anti-government protest to, now, a party of performative verbiage—in which the likes of Gaetz and Boebert (and, of course, Trump) are far more interested in boosting their follower count, raising money, and appearing on “The Sean Hannity Show” or Newsmax than they are in governance. The irony is that McCarthy had already prostrated himself before the ultras, offering them a series of rule changes, one of which would allow just five representatives to force a vote on ousting the Speaker. Gaetz, in his speech nominating Jordan, described McCarthy as an inveterate swamp creature who “had sold shares of himself for a decade” to get the job of Speaker. Even as McCarthy told reporters that he had no intention of dropping out, it wasn’t evident what good a delay would do. It is the essence of a revolution, especially one staged for social media and Fox News, that the revolutionaries cannot be bought off by members of the corrupt establishment. [Kevin McCarthy](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/26/what-kevin-mccarthy-will-do-to-gain-power), the California Republican who had been confidently predicting a victory despite steadfast opposition from some of the ultra wingnuts in the G.O.P. He must have thought that it would be more rewarding to spend the next two years going after the F.B.I., the Justice Department, and Hunter Biden than trying to deal with the likes of Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Andy Biggs—the outgoing head of the Freedom Caucus, who stood against McCarthy in the first ballot on Monday. Until Monday, the most embarrassing moment of McCarthy’s career was when, three weeks after [January 6th](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/25/among-the-insurrectionists), he hightailed it down to Mar-a-Lago to pay homage to the disgraced instigator of a failed autogolpe. Having secured the position he wants as chair of the Judiciary Committee, the Ohioan was evidently content to support McCarthy for Speaker rather than pursue the top office himself. Not in a hundred years had it been such fun to be in the new minority party. “I’ve got my popcorn ready,” she joked on Twitter, where she also posted a picture of herself just outside the Speaker’s lobby. Robin Kelly, the Democratic representative of Illinois’s Second District, had the right idea when she headed into the House chamber early Tuesday afternoon.

Republican rebels defeated party leader Kevin McCarthy three times. Can he still find a way to win?

One suggestion verged on fantasy (five Republicans decide to vote for Mr Jeffries, a Democrat, and deliver him control of the House). "Kevin McCarthy has not made friends with certain segments of the caucus for a while, he's made a lot of enemies," said one Republican lobbyist, who requested anonymity to speak frankly about Tuesday's vote. The other Republican lobbyist, however, believed there was "no path to victory, at all, period." Mr McCarthy entered into negotiations with his detractors - who see him as too mainstream and power hungry - offering concessions to try to win their vote. That allowed a group of hardline conservatives to band together to oppose his nomination. Instead, Mr McCarthy faced a rebellion from within his own ranks and made history for all the wrong reasons.

The state's two GOP members of Congress voted for their party leader. Oregon's four Democrats voted for Hakeem Jeffries. All six of Oregon's congressional ...

While the bulk of Republicans voted for McCarthy to take over as speaker, he failed to hold his caucus together to elect him speaker. Their number has grown with each round of voting thus far. Oregon’s two Republican representatives — Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Happy Valley and Cliff Bentz of Ontario — have consistently voted for Rep.

Rep. Matt Gaetz has asked the Architect of the Capitol for clarity on why Kevin McCarthy gets to work out of the House Speaker's Office despite not being ...

House of Representatives](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/house-of-representatives) resulted in Rep. "I write to inform you that the Speaker of the House Office located in the U.S. "As of this morning, the 117th Congress adjourned sine die, and a Speaker from the 118th Congress has not been elected. How long will he remain there before he is considered a squatter?" Kevin McCarthy failing to get enough votes to become the next House Speaker, one member is asking why he is still allowed to operate out of the Speaker’s Office. [MCCARTHY FALLS SHORT IN THIRD HOUSE SPEAKER VOTE AS JORDAN GAINS MOMENTUM](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-falls-short-third-house-speaker-vote-jordan-gains-momentum) [MCCARTHY SHORT OF VOTES AS HOUSE SPEAKER CONTEST ENTERS FINAL HOURS](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-short-of-votes-as-house-speaker-contest-enters-final-hours) [BYRON DONALDS SETS HOUSE FLOOR ABUZZ BY SWITCHING VOTE FROM MCCARTHY TO JORDAN](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/byron-donalds-sets-house-floor-abuzz-switching-vote-mccarthy-jordan) Kevin McCarthy," Gaetz wrote in the letter he later posted online. [2022 Midterm Elections](https://www.foxnews.com/elections/2022/midterm-results/house) as he served as the House Minority Leader — but he currently does not have enough support among Republicans to be elected. After three undeciding votes, no member can lay claim to this office." Matt Gaetz,](https://www.foxnews.com/person/g/matt-gaetz) R-Fla., wrote a letter to the Architect of the Capitol questioning McCarthy’s, R-Calif., claim to and current occupation of the Office of Speaker of the House.

Republicans take control of the House on Tuesday. The first vote is to elect a new House speaker but Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., still doesn't have the ...

Scalise, who is in line to serve as House majority leader, released an agenda for the first two weeks of January. There is potential for the process to drag out for hours or even days if McCarthy is unable to convince some of the holdouts to back him. But nothing else can happen in the House of Representatives until a speaker is elected. While McCarthy agreed to some of their requests, McCarthy still rejected other demands, like bringing a bill to the floor to impose term limits for representatives. "Today, for the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives failed to organize on opening day. He cited the letter, which states "the times call for a radical departure of the status quo — not a continuation of the past, and ongoing Republican failures." "Maybe the right person for the job of speaker of the House isn't someone who has sold shares of himself for more than a decade to get it. McCarthy also agreed to to change a rule that would allow a group of five members to offer a resolution to remove the speaker. "Maybe the right person for the job of speaker of the House isn't someone who wants it so bad," Gaetz said. "House Democrats are unified, ready, willing and able to get to work on behalf of everyday Americans. "I'm for Kevin McCarthy and I've told you guys I don't know how many times, I want to chair the Judiciary Committee," he said. In Round 2, the counts for Jeffries and McCarthy stayed the same, however, 19 votes went to Ohio Republican Rep.

House Republicans are at a contentious stalemate over who will serve as the next speaker as Kevin McCarthy vows to continue his increasingly imperiled bid ...

One lawmaker who spoke with Trump late Tuesday suggested the former president should run for speaker himself, according to a person briefed on the call. The tally for the second ballot was 203 votes for McCarthy with 19 votes for GOP Rep. Two GOP sources familiar with the matter said McCarthy’s allies were panicking on Tuesday after the former president gave a tepid response to NBC News when asked about his support for McCarthy. In the fourth round of voting, 20 Republicans voting together for Donalds as the group switched their collective support from Jordan to Donalds. Trump put out a strong endorsement on Truth Social Wednesday morning, imploring Republicans not to “TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT” and urging them to vote for McCarthy. McCarthy has already given in to a number of their demands, including making it increasingly easier to topple the sitting speaker, but so far his efforts have not been enough. The tally for the first ballot in the speaker vote was 203 for McCarthy, with 19 Republicans voting for other candidates. His obstacle is that he faces a small but determined contingent of hardline conservatives who have so far been successful in denying him the votes to secure the gavel. Sources said the talks Wednesday between McCarthy allies and holdouts have been the most productive and serious ones to date. McCarthy’s latest concession would be a significant win for hardline conservatives – after the California Republican had already proposed a five-member threshold, down from current conference rules that require half of the GOP to call for such a vote. The House GOP majority has been stuck at a contentious stalemate amid opposition to McCarthy from a group of conservatives. The House will continue to be paralyzed until this standoff is resolved.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters during a news conference following a GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Feb.

In the run up to the speaker vote, McCarthy tried everything. That appeared to have the reverse effect of what he and his allies were intending. Trump maintained his power with the base and endorsed scores of candidates in the 2022 midterms. The pair were able to use each other – Trump for normalizing what he did Jan. The ostensible reason for the GOP-led Benghazi investigation was to find out what happened in an attack on an American embassy in Libya, where four people died – not to hurt Clinton. With just a four-seat majority, how can they govern if they're going through all this just to pick a leader? In 2010, Republicans rode the Tea Party wave to win control of the House, but the cost was steep. He seemed willing to do a lot of things to get the job, including burrowing into former President Trump's good graces. Fights over raising the debt ceiling – something that had been routine and protected U.S. How this gets resolved is an open question – either McCarthy somehow wins over the hard-right members who are steadfastly holding out against him or he bows out, clearing the way for someone else. It's an untenable position for the country. Jim Jordan for speaker before a second round of voting Tuesday.

House adjourned until noon today as McCarthy becomes the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win the first vote. Plus, the truth behind 10 of ...

You drink a lot of water in Antarctica because it is so dry, which means going to the toilet in the middle of the night and getting out of bed to walk through a corridor with the sunlight streaming in at 2am. [heavier, potato-shaped stones can achieve more dramatic results](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/04/potato-shaped-stones-are-better-for-skimming-say-experts), which blast the rock into the air. In summer, the strangest thing to get used to is the 24 hours of sun. Intense scrutiny has been applied to his claims about his education and career in business and to elements of his personal story, including his supposed descent from Holocaust survivors and a claim that his mother died as a result of the 9/11 attacks. I thought the weather was going to be brutal all the time – I didn’t think there would be days where I could walk out in a T-shirt and a hoodie. The group, which is acknowledged as a religion by the US government, has seven fundamental tenets, one of which states: “One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.” With lawsuits filed in Indiana, Idaho, Texas and Missouri, the Satanic Temple is about to find out whether US courts agree. The Republican opposition to McCarthy has been led by members of the House Freedom Caucus, a hard-right group that has pushed for changes to chamber rules. Now a minority religion is fighting for the right to abortion. He had acknowledged he was unlikely to win on the first ballot, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy delay before new members of the House could be sworn in. Scott Perry, the Freedom Caucus chair, reiterated his opposition yesterday and accused McCarthy of failing to work in good faith with his group. In the first two ballots to decide the next speaker, 19 Republicans opposed McCarthy, leaving him 15 votes short of the 218 needed to win.

Republican Kevin McCarthy's bruising quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered a second day on Wednesday, with the party's new ...

"This is the United States of America, and I hope they get their act together." But the standoff raised questions about whether the House will be able to meet basic obligations such as funding government operations, let alone advance other policy priorities. Trump remains an influential figure among Republicans and is so far the only announced presidential candidate for 2024. All 212 of the chamber's Democrats voted for Jeffries. "I'm open to it," Khanna told Reuters, adding that other Democrats could also be on board. He cited House Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Gallagher and Dave Joyce as possibilities.

Trying to avoid the first failed speaker vote in 100 years, McCarthy could afford to lose only four Republicans in the crucial party-line tally that opens each ...

After the adjournment, members left for meetings that many hoped would break the stalemate in time for the House to reconvene today at noon. “I think everybody goes in their corner and talks,” Representative Ken Buck of Colorado, a conservative who voted for McCarthy, told reporters. But when Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, a McCarthy ally, made a motion to adjourn before the fourth vote could be taken, no one put up a fight. “Jeffries, Jeffries, Jeffries!” now-former Speaker Nancy Pelosi exclaimed in the fourth hour of voting. As the third ballot dragged on, a few Republicans seemed on the verge of nodding off, and others grew chippy. Democrats, the party that voters had relegated to the minority, were giddy and celebratory. “Let the show begin!” one exclaimed after the House formally convened. But it also “emboldened the other side,” Representative Pete Sessions of Texas told reporters before the votes. When the chamber adjourned for the day at about 5:30 p.m., McCarthy had already left the floor, his latest bid for speaker thwarted at least momentarily, and perhaps for good. “The world is watching.” He pointed out that the Republican whom all 19 of his detractors had backed on the second ballot, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, didn’t even want the speaker’s job and was supporting him. Shortly before 4 p.m.yesterday, Kevin McCarthy, the man who desperately wanted to be House speaker, had just suffered two brutally public rejections in a row.

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy failed to secure enough votes from his political party to win the gavel, denied the 218 votes he needed by a cadre of Republican hard- ...

A lot of that strategy involves getting some of his 20 dissenters to vote “present” rather than for a named candidate, which would allow him to win the speakership with a lower majority of votes.] Kevin McCarthy is shifting his strategy to become speaker of the House – or at least he’s shifting the way he’s talking about it.] [When a confident, almost defiant, McCarthy spoke during and after a Republican conference meeting Tuesday morning, he had said he wasn’t making any more concessions to appease the most conservative flank of his party and that he had “earned” the speakership.] [By Tuesday night at the Capitol, after he had lost three votes to become speaker, he said he wanted all views to be represented on House committees and that negotiations were ongoing between his more than 200 supporters and 20 detractors.] [McCarthy also said he had a new path to the speakership. He was in the chamber Tuesday for the speaker vote and is expected to be there Wednesday. Kevin McCarthy and his allies are working on two fronts: they are trying to negotiate with his detractors to sway their votes to his side and they’re also trying to get some members to vote “present” rather than for a named candidate. Kevin McCarthy Wednesday immediately following ] [the House GOP leader’s fourth loss for speaker.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/01/02/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-vote-against-gop/10980795002/) The leader wants to do the people’s business, he said.] [Gaetz challenges McCarthy over office space ] [It's really gotten personal between aspiring House Speaker McCarthy and conservative critic Matt Gaetz.] [Gaetz has asked the Architect of the Capitol to investigate McCarthy for moving stuff into the Speaker of the House's suite of offices, even though he failed to actually win the job during three ballots on Tuesday.] ["How long will he remain there before he is considered a squatter?" a Wisconsin Republican, nominated House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker – his fourth nomination in two days.] [“I wish we had a bigger majority,” Gallagher said, “but the American people gave us an opportunity.”] [McCarthy is not asking for a vote to keep business as usual, Gallagher said. [Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader, making history as first Black lawmaker to lead a major party in Congress](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/30/hakeem-jeffries-house-democratic-leader/10803965002/) [Taylor Greene: House speaker vote 'embarrassing'] [As the House moved to a sixth ballot to determine who will win the speaker’s gavel, GOP Rep. set to replace Pelosi](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/18/hakeem-jeffries-bio-age-family-info/10726612002/) [Davidson gives McCarthy fifth nomination] [Rep. Ex-president hasn't moved the needle on McCarthy – and many Republicans noticed ] [So far, not a single Republican opponent of Kevin McCarthy has changed his or her vote ] [after former President Donald Trump](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/13/trump-support-gop-2024-presidential-race-poll/10882346002/) urged them to back McCarthy and move on. ] [It would require a member, or multiple members, of the Republican party to reach across the aisle and cast a ballot in support of the opposite party. A voice vote was too close in a House currently without rules, and Democrats shouted for the clerk to hold a recorded vote.

Governing by chaos is back. Two years after the master of political mayhem, ex-President Donald Trump, stormed out of Washington in disgrace, Republicans have ...

A few Republicans late Tuesday seemed to be toying with the possibility that another candidate could emerge – after the House turned into a farce and their party was made a laughing stock. (While they fell short of a red wave in the House, the GOP failed to win back the Senate and Democrats grew their majority). Blake Moore told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Tuesday, arguing that McCarthy had been successful in leading his party back to power in the House. We now have a huge opportunity to step in and show what we can do.” But many voters were alienated by the ex-president’s election denialism and landed McCarthy with a much smaller and more unworkable House majority than he expected. Jim Jordan, a hero of the right, stood to nominate McCarthy for speaker, only for 19 of the rejectionists to vote that he should have the top job that he insists he doesn’t want. They brand McCarthy as a sell-out, the biggest alligator in the Washington “swamp” whom they will never trust. They don’t care that a majority of the GOP in the House wants McCarthy. — The tiny Republican majority – which means McCarthy could only afford to lose four votes for speaker – will dominate the 118th Congress. [President Joe Biden](https://www.cnn.com/politics/joe-biden) to account, the new GOP House majority arrived in town Tuesday – and promptly [failed in its most basic task](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/03/politics/house-speaker-vote-mccarthy): electing a speaker to lead it. Most poignantly, the impasse means Republicans are unable even to assume the control they won in the midterms as a new House can’t yet be sworn in. “I didn’t think we were going to get any more productive by continuing on the day,” McCarthy told reporters late Tuesday.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has failed to be elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives - but if not him, who else could fill the role?

But the congressman, who is in line to assume chairmanship of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, insists he does not want the job and spoke in favour of electing Mr McCarthy on Tuesday. Mr Biggs, 64, was nominated by a colleague as an alternative option for Speaker on Tuesday but received only 10 votes, including his own, in the first round. In three successive ballots, all 212 Democrats in the chamber voted for their own leader, New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries. He said neither Mr McCarthy nor anyone who has been in Republican House leadership over the past 10 years were acceptable to him. She was re-elected to the position this November. Candidates for speaker must be nominated by members of the House, but they don't need to be elected lawmakers of the chamber, according to the US Constitution.

Republican House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy appeared no closer Wednesday to securing the 218 votes he needs to be elected speaker.

Donalds said any member of the chamber should be allowed to call for a vote on the House leader. "When it comes to leveraging money to be spent in response, that's something the members would have to put into their calculus as well. Despite Trump's broad support among conservative Republican voters, it was not clear his new endorsement would move the needle for any of the holdouts in Congress. The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that 'Sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw.'" Scott Perry, who is among the most outspoken opponents of McCarthy's speaker bid. I think we can get to an agreement." "And Nancy Pelosi is the one who stripped it. "This was a mainstay rule in our chamber that empowered all the members of Congress," said Donalds, who on Tuesday had publicly shifted his support away from McCarthy. That would make it easier to replace the future House speaker. This left all 434 members of the House technically still members-elect, not official voting representatives. The House adjourned Wednesday night after breaking for several hours earlier in the evening to give Republicans more time to sway 20 of the party's most conservative members that have been blocking McCarthy's run for speaker. The House gaveled back in shortly after 8 p.m.

The 20 Republicans who opposed Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker of the House had something in common before Tuesday's drama: They are very conservative and ...

— The question everyone has now, of course, is what happens next. Meanwhile, Jordan, the Freedom Caucus’s founding chairman, called for the party to come together while nominating McCarthy for speaker on the second ballot. There were also several extremely conservative, anti-establishment Republicans who broke with their compatriots and voted for McCarthy, such as Reps.-elect Ken Buck, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan. [told Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/12/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-bid-00056090) that he planned to support McCarthy, who had “earned the right to lead the caucus.” And Rep.-elect Mike Collins went the opposite direction. Partisan lean is the average margin difference between how a state or district votes and how the country votes overall. And it’s likely that after the House gets organized, at least some of the newly elected anti-McCarthy voters, Reps.-elect Josh Brecheen, Eli Crane, Anna Paulina Luna and Andy Ogles, will join the House Freedom Caucus since the group’s PAC endorsed each of them. DW-NOM percentile (2nd dim.) DW-NOM percentile (1st dim.) [2](#fn-2) Though the number was somewhat surprising, the roster of McCarthy’s opponents wasn’t. representatives until a speaker is elected because the speaker has to swear in the new members.

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on April 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. By ...

At one point, Trump even referred to the House minority leader as “my Kevin,” putting a point on McCarthy’s seemingly absolute fealty. Due to the razor-thin Republican majority, McCarthy can only afford to lose four GOP votes to reach the necessary 218 mark for the speakership. “This changes neither my view of McCarthy nor Trump nor my vote.” [Donald Trump](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/donald-trump-ron-desantis-2024-threats?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Will Probably “Handle” Ron DeSantis in 2024 [Prince Harry’s Spare](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/prince-harry-spare-review?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Is a Romp That Questions the Meaning of Privacy in the 21st Century The House minority leader [2023 Oscar Nominees](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/oscar-nominations-2023-list-awards-insider?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823) “McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB,” Trump wrote. [Shocking Snubs and Surprises](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/awards-insider-oscar-nominations-snubs-surprises?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)of This Year’s Oscar Nominations [The Montreal Mafia Murders](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/the-montreal-mafia-murders?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823): Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags “Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,” Trump That number grew to 20 on the third ballot, with all the holdouts casting votes for Representative Jim Jordan. “Sad!” the Florida firebrand said in a [statement](https://www.mediaite.com/trump/sad-matt-gaetz-mocks-trumps-11th-hour-plea-for-mccarthy-says-the-never-kevin-contingent-is-holding-firm/) to Fox News. “Trump has already reiterated support,” McCarthy said on Tuesday.

The disorganized start to the new Congress pointed to difficulties ahead with Republicans now in control of the House.

“Everything’s on the table,” said McCarthy ally Rep. That is not on the table.” He has been here before, having bowed out of the speakers race in 2015 when he failed to win over conservatives. “The American people are watching, and it’s a good thing,” said Rep. The standoff over McCarthy has been building since Republicans won the House majority in the midterm elections. The first ballot sent votes to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, for speaker, and a right-flank leader from the Freedom Caucus offered a challenge to McCarthy — nominating Rep. Jordan, the McCarthy rival-turned-ally, was twice pushed forward by conservatives, but he does not seem to want the job. “Today, is that the day I wanted to have? Early Wednesday, Trump publicly urged Republicans to vote for McCarthy: “CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,” he wrote on his social media site. [100 years](https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-house-of-representatives-kentucky-kevin-mccarthy-e177c4405ef9b8a7b38641a15855764c) that a nominee for House speaker could not take the gavel on the first vote, but McCarthy appeared undeterred. “The American people are in charge.”

Donald Trump called on Republicans to support Representative Kevin McCarthy, but the party's hard-right contingent instead lined up in a symbolic show of no ...

McCarthy was unable to capture the votes needed to become speaker on the first ballot, lawmakers had to proceed to a second ballot. After the conversation, Mr. On Tuesday, as the California Republican suffered defeat after humiliating defeat on the House floor, Mr. At the same time, lawmakers in the House will be attempting to lift the deadlock. “How do you think this looks to the rest of the world?” Mr. Following the failed series of votes, Mr. “We do not seek to judge people by the color of their skin, but rather the content of their character,” Mr. Murray, 72, was sworn in on Tuesday for her sixth term and was promptly elected as the president pro tempore of the Senate — a position that would normally put her third in the order of succession, after the vice president and the speaker of the House. “And that’s what we’re trying to provide to the best of our ability.” At the same time, Mr. The result was that Mr. McCarthy vowed to keep fighting, and he and his allies adjourned the House temporarily late Wednesday afternoon so he could huddle with his top deputies and the ringleaders of the opposition to explore a resolution.

The Florida Republican added insult to injury after McCarthy suffered a trio of defeats on the floor, sending a letter accusing him of illegally occupying ...

While Mr. Mr. Following the failed series of votes, Mr.