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McCarthy Makes Progress—Flips 15 Republican Votes As House Adjourns Until 10 P.M.

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McCarthy flipped votes back in his favor for the first time since the process started Tuesday—but he still needs a few more.

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  1. House adjourns after chaotic day without electing a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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    McCarthy Makes Progress—Flips 15 Republican Votes As House Adjourns Until 10 P.M.

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  1. Forbes

    Kevin McCarthy’s Historic Loss: House Adjourns After He Fails To Win Speaker Vote After 3 Rounds (opens Forbes)

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    No GOP candidate currently has the votes needed to win the speakership, and the number of anti-McCarthy defectors increased Tuesday.

  2. The Christian Post

    House adjourns after Kevin McCarthy falls short in 3rd vote to become new speaker (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The United States House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker for the 118th Congress on Tuesday, as Republican Rep Kevin McCarthy of California was unable to get the necessary number of votes ...

  3. Gopusa

    U.S. House adjourns without electing new speaker (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    (The Center Square) – California Republican Kevin McCarthy failed Tuesday to get enough support in the first three votes as his bid for Speaker of the House struggles to cross the finish line. The U.S. House adjourned with no debate after the third vote and is scheduled to reconvene at noon Wednesda…

  4. Bloomberg

    Republicans to Seek to Adjourn House, Postpone Speaker Vote (opens Bloomberg)

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    House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his lieutenants have decided to seek to adjourn the House immediately after convening at noon, rather than hold any additional votes for the next speaker, a person familiar with the plans said.

  5. The Brunswick News

    Republicans adjourn House until noon Wednesday amid standoff over electing Kevin McCarthy as speaker (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans adjourn House until noon Wednesday amid standoff over electing Kevin McCarthy as speaker.

  6. Local News 8

    House adjourns after chaotic day without electing a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to determine who will serve as the next speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary support to win in three rounds of voting on Tu…

  7. Fox News

    House adjourns without electing a speaker after McCarthy loses sixth ballot (opens Fox News)

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    The House adjourned Wednesday until 8:00 p.m. ET after it failed for a sixth time to elect a speaker, as support for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy declined.

  8. Washington Examiner

    McCarthy ends first day of speaker’s election on shaky ground (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The House agreed to adjourn after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to secure the speakership in three ballots cast Tuesday, ending the day with his hard-fought bid for the gavel in jeopardy.

  9. RedState

    Adjourn Again? McCarthy Allies Reported to Be Pushing for a Delay of Fourth Speaker Ballot (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the rooms where those

  10. The Daily Caller

    House Adjourns With No Speaker After McCarthy Vote Fails Three Times (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The House of Representatives adjourned Tuesday despite having no Speaker after three ballots were conducted and no candidate won the majority of votes.

  11. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    GOP's McCarthy rejected for House speaker — again and again (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The California Republican saw his tally slip to 201. After the sixth vote, Republicans voted to adjourn until later tonight.

  12. ABC 12 Flint

    House adjourns again without electing a speaker with McCarthy's bid in peril (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday as he lost in the sixth round of voting to elect a speaker -- a major blow that increasingly imperils his

  13. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    House adjourns for second day without electing a speaker with McCarthy's bid in peril (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday as he lost in the sixth round of voting to elect a speaker — a major blow that increasingly imperils his bid and heightens uncertainty over whether he can still secure the g…

  14. The Brunswick News

    House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support (opens The Brunswick News)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support.

  15. Advocate

    McCarthy's Speaker Bid in Peril as House Adjourns Without Electing One (opens Advocate)

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    The fight over the next speaker has thrown the new House GOP majority into chaos.

  16. Bloomberg

    House Adjourns as Deal on McCarthy Speaker Bid Remains Elusive (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    The US House adjourned Wednesday night after Kevin McCarthy and GOP dissidents failed to reach a deal on the California Republican’s languishing bid to become speaker.

  17. NBC News

    House adjourns for second day without a speaker after McCarthy falls short again on votes (opens NBC News)

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    The House held three more failed speaker votes on Wednesday as hardliners in the Republican caucus refused to back Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

  18. CBS News

    House speaker election drags into third day as McCarthy searches for support (opens CBS News)

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    The House adjourned until noon Thursday, with McCarthy saying there's been progress in talks with the Republicans opposing his bid for speaker.

  19. NBC Chicago

    U.S. House Adjourns Without a Speaker After GOP Leader McCarthy Loses Sixth Vote (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Republican House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed six times to secure enough votes to be House speaker, leaving his party in disarray.

  20. The Daily Caller

    House Leaves Without Speaker For Second Straight Night As McCarthy Fails For Sixth Time (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The House of Representatives adjourned Wednesday after no candidate for speaker won a majority of votes in the sixth ballot over the past two days.

  21. CBS News

    House speaker election continues for third day after McCarthy falls short in sixth vote (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    As the stalemate continued, the House voted to adjourn until noon Thursday. But McCarthy says there's been progress in talks with the Republicans opposing his bid for speaker.

  22. PoliticusUSA

    As He Faces More Humiliation, Kevin McCarthy Is Discussing Trying To Adjourn The House For The Weekend (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    Kevin McCarthy still doesn't have the votes to be the next Speaker of the House, so he is discussing trying to adjourn the House for the weekend.

  23. Forbes

    McCarthy Makes Progress—Flips 15 Republican Votes As House Adjourns Until 10 P.M. (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    McCarthy flipped votes back in his favor for the first time since the process started Tuesday—but he still needs a few more.

  24. Washington Examiner

    House adjourns for night after McCarthy fails 11th speaker vote (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The House voted to adjourn and delay the next round of votes for House speaker after Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to win the support needed after the 11th round of voting.

  25. Winchester Star

    House adjourns for 3rd day without a speaker as Republican clash over Kevin McCarthy drags on (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    House adjourns for 3rd day without a speaker as Republican clash over Kevin McCarthy drags on.

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