Published 2 years ago

McCarthy fails to win House speakership on third ballot

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Opposition to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) grew in the third vote for Speaker. McCarthy failed to secure the Speaker’s gavel on the third vote, with the final tally showing him garnering 202 votes.

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The Guardian

House adjourns after Kevin McCarthy falls short in three rounds of voting for speaker – as it happened

Leader of slim Republican majority has been negotiating to secure backing of hardliners but voting could go to multiple rounds

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Kevin McCarthy loses third House speaker ballot after 19 GOP defections

Latest House Speaker news

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Kevin McCarthy fails to win House speakership in 2nd round of voting as GOP opponents hold firm; more voting ahead

Kevin McCarthy fails to win House speakership in 2nd round of voting as GOP opponents hold firm; more voting ahead.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

McCarthy fails to win House speakership in 4th vote

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy fails anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic fourth round voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress with no end in site to the political chaos Republicans have created. (Jan. 4)

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

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

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 Tuesday. The House is now adjourned until Wednesday at noon as Republicans scramble to find a path forward.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

McCarthy fails to lock down votes on second ballot amid once-in-a-century speaker fight

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The new House Republican majority is locked in a once-in-a-century fight to elect the next speaker after GOP leader Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the support needed to win in two rounds of voting on Tuesday. The chamber is now engaged in a third

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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