Tag Archives: Kevin McCarthy

The Washington Post reports: As the vote to elect a House speaker stretched into its third evening, a simple question remained: Why are they still doing this? Kevin McCarthy has had 20 defectors since the third ballot Tuesday, and here we stand, on a 10th ballot with no end in sight. But the House will keep voting. Because they don’t …

NBC News reports: House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost a 10th vote for House speaker on Thursday, as far right Republicans continued to deny him the long-sought gavel. They instead offered two other GOP alternatives: Florida sophomore Rep. Byron Donalds, who was first nominated on Wednesday, and Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma. Hern’s unexpected nomination was first announced by …

“I’ll spare no words. They all look like idiots, and that’s how they are acting. And let me make something plain about what the future is for House Republicans over the next two years. “If they cannot achieve unity, if they cannot act like a team, why are they there? There is no purpose in serving in government if you …

Fox News reports: Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy has lost the ninth round of voting for House speaker this week after days of tense negotiations failed to sway any holdouts for the embattled California Republican. McCarthy has repeatedly failed to secure the 218 votes required to become speaker in nine separate roll calls since Tuesday. Nineteen Republicans opposed him in the first …

NBC News reports: For a third consecutive day, a bloc of ultraconservative bomb throwers denied GOP leader Kevin McCarthy the speaker’s gavel Thursday, even after he caved on a set of concessions the right-wing Republicans were demanding. It marked the ninth straight defeat for McCarthy, who has vowed not to drop his bid for the top job. While he still …

“The number one email we’re getting right now is Donald Trump for speaker of the House. He wouldn’t win and he doesn’t want it. “There’s probably 120 Republicans that do not want it. But if this continues to go without taking a good deal, do not be surprised if 50 to 75 of the more RINO types start to get …

USA Today reports: Rep. Kevin McCarthy is close to tying a 100-year record he doesn’t want to own. After eight consecutive losses in his bid for House speaker, McCarthy could match the nine voting rounds it took Frederick Gillett, R-Mass., to win the position in 1923. Anything beyond and he’d eclipse that historic record. The most votes it took to …

The Hill reports: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) voted for Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) for Speaker. Boebert has been one of McCarthy’s most vocal critics. Asked Thursday morning if there was anything he could do to get her support, she responded, “No.” Boebert had cast her votes Wednesday and earlier Thursday for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who much of McCarthy’s GOP …

CNN reports: A moderate House GOP lawmaker told CNN about the “increasing frustration” among centrists at the number of concessions unfolding as the House speaker stalemate continues. “Centrists growing increasingly frustrated at bending the knee to a handful who never wanted to be in the majority in the first place,” this lawmaker said. Asked if the moderates/centrists can stomach this …

Politico reports: The House gaveled in at noon, and for the seventh time in three days, McCarthy was formally nominated for speaker — this time by Michigan Republican John James. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) nominated the current anti-McCarthy option, Bryon Donalds. And just as the previous six votes went, McCarthy failed to clear the 218-vote threshold. Following the news that …

CBS News reports: The race for House speaker race remains undecided as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy continued to fail to win a majority in the first six rounds of voting. It has been nearly a century since a speaker vote took multiple ballots. Only eight other times in U.S. history has it taken more than three rounds. According to the House of …

Posted this morning to Trump’s Truth Social account: I actually think that a big Republican VICTORY today, after going through numerous Roll Calls that failed to produce a Speaker of the House, has made the position & process of getting to be Speaker BIGGER & MORE IMPORTANT than if it were done in the more traditional way, much like me …

Playbook reports: The GOP leader appears to have finally acquiesced to a demand to lower the threshold needed to force a vote ousting a speaker to just one member. While McCarthy originally indicated that restoring the one-member “motion to vacate” was a red line, his allies now argue that there’s not a huge practical difference between this and his previous …

Media Matters has the transcript: At this point, as of right now, facing that mathematical reality, Kevin McCarthy has two choices. He can either step aside and let somebody else do the job — acknowledging in the process that he is not the only person in Congress capable of being speaker — or he can try and win over the …

CBS News reports: The House of Representatives failed Wednesday on three more ballots to elect a House speaker as Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy continually fell short of the majority he needs. As the stalemate dragged on, the House voted around 4:30 p.m. to adjourn until 8 p.m. Little changed on Wednesday – except McCarthy lost one more vote, a …

“Donald Trump should personally fly up to Washington, D.C. and broker a deal, whether that’s in favor of Kevin McCarthy, in favor of Byron Donalds. “He did write The Art of the Deal. He was able to do Middle East peace with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Emirates. He was able to renegotiate NAFTA. “He knows how to strike a …

CNN reports: The House has voted to adjourn until 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. Rep. Kevin McCarthy has now failed to receive a majority of the vote six times. The House cannot move forward with business until a speaker is elected. Republicans are considering appointing four members each from the pro-Rep. Kevin McCarthy and anti-McCarthy camps to negotiate a path forward …

NBC News reports: For a sixth time in two days, a band of 20 ultraconservative rebels blocked GOP leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker’s gavel, hours after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back him and “close the deal.” With both McCarthy allies and foes deeply dug in, it ensures that chaos will reign in the …

The Hill reports: Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should consider stepping out of the Speakership election after five consecutive House votes were called without a winner. “Well, I’ve had a number of conversations with Kevin, and I just basically told him that at some point this needs to break loose. He either needs to make a deal to …

USA Today reports: GOP leader Kevin McCarthy lost a fifth bid to become House speaker as Republicans returned to the Capitol Wednesday to do what they couldn’t do Tuesday. The situation has left Congress paralyzed, since no member can be sworn in and no rules can be adopted until a speaker is chosen. McCarthy is trying a new approach, asking …