McCarthy loses fifth speaker vote with bid for gavel increasingly in peril
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Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday as he lost in the fifth round of voting to elect a speaker -- a major blow that increasingly imperils his
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House Republicans are courting chaos on the opening day of the new Congress. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is sparring behind closed doors with right-flank conservatives who refuse to give
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is heading toward defeat in first round voting to become Hous speaker. House Republicans are courting chaos on the opening day of the new Congress. McCarthy
Republican Kevin McCarthy lost a dramatic first vote for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday as hardline conservatives from his own party voted against him, leaving the new Republican…
Several hard-right lawmakers continued to insist that they would not support McCarthy ahead of Tuesday’s vote, leaving the election’s outcome uncertain. He needs a majority of the House to take the job, and no Democrats are expected to back him.
McCarthy is battling right-flank conservatives who refuse to give him their votes for speaker. The showdown could devolve into a prolonged floor fight.
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.
House Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he's in a "battle for the conference and the country" as he fights for the votes to be elected Speaker of the House.
The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival. House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday behind closed doors at the Capitol amid a party
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 majority of needed to win the gavel.
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is falling far short in voting to become House speaker. House 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.
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 in a high-stakes vote for the gavel.
McCarthy and his allies are scrambling to get enough votes to confirm him as speaker of the House, reportedly even threatening that Republicans who vote against him will lose committee assignments.
The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival, with the potential to become the first nominee for
McCarthy had pledged a “battle on the floor” for as long as it takes to overcome right-flank fellow Republicans who were refusing to give him their votes.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Republican Kevin McCarthy was in danger of losing the first vote for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, as at least seven hard-line conservatives in his own party voted against him, leaving their new majority in turmoil.
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