McCarthy loses House speakership in 4th round, splitting votes with Jeffries, Donalds

McCarthy fails again in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up...

GOP in disarray as McCarthy fails again in bid for House speakership

House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority. For a fourth, fifth and sixth time, Republicans tried to…

Deadlocked House speaker bid continues: Kevin McCarthy fails again to secure enough votes in fourth, fifth, sixth rounds

On Wednesday afternoon, the House reconvened to conduct a fourth, fifth, and sixth round of votes for the speaker position after Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) failed three times yesterday to gather enough votes. As a result, Tuesday marked the first time in a century that the House speaker bid went to a multiple-ballot vote.After hours of negotiations Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, McCarthy again failed to secure the House speak…

Evening Update: Kevin McCarthy fails again in bid for U.S. House speaker, GOP in disarray

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McCarthy fails again in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray - Austin Daily Herald

WASHINGTON — House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority. For a fifth time, Republicans tried to vote McCarthy into the […] The post McCarthy fails again in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.

McCarthy fails again in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray - ABC Columbia

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans are plowing through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing a new speaker. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed anew to win the House speakership in two votes, faring no better than he had in three votes Tuesday when 20 fellow Republicans rejected his bid. Former President Donald Trump vigorously renewed his support for McCarthy, but it made no dif…