WATCH LIVE: House opens Day 2 of historic speaker election; McCarthy vows fight to finish
Headline from Helena Independent Record, on the newest of 2 developments
House Republicans plan to open the second day of the new Congress much like the first — with leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker.
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The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival, with the potential to become the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win initial support from his own colleagues.
The House is poised to hold its leadership elections shortly after the new Congress is sworn in on Tuesday, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is still scrambling to find enough votes to secure his bid for House speaker with just hours before lawmakers are set to vote.
The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival, with the potential to become the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win initial support from his own colleagues.
Republicans fell into disarray on the opening day of the new Congress, refusing by more than a dozen votes to elect McCarthy in multiple rounds before finally adjourning for the night.
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