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House Votes By Voice To Adjourn Until 8PM Tonight

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 …

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McCarthy Loses Sixth Ballot For House Speaker

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 …

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GOP Rep Calls On McCarthy To Step Aside [VIDEO]

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 …

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LIVE VIDEO: Sixth House Vote For Speakership

CNBC reports: In the fifth vote in two days, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., again failed to secure enough support to win the U.S. House speakership, setting the chamber up for a sixth round of votes and plunging the party into further chaos. A core group of 20 GOP holdouts voted for Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a sophomore Republican lawmaker …

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McCarthy Loses Fifth Ballot For House Speaker

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 …

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LIVE VIDEO: Fifth House Vote For Speakership

The Washington Post reports: The quest of House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to become speaker dragged on for a second day as Republican foes kept him from getting close to a majority of votes in another round of voting. Even a last-minute plea from  Trump for Republicans to unify around McCarthy failed to sway 20 Republicans — the same number …

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McCarthy Loses Fourth Ballot For House Speaker

It’s Groundhog Day for McCarthy thanks to MAGA reps: For the fourth consecutive vote, Kevin McCarthy failed to get elected House Speaker. This failure on Wednesday follows the previous three that occurred on Tuesday, the beginning of the 118th Congress. McCarthy needs 218 votes to get the gavel, assuming all members vote for a candidate. A small contingent of Republicans, …

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LIVE VIDEO: Fourth House Vote For Speakership

CNN reports: The House is set to convene at noon ET on Wednesday after holding three rounds of votes to elect a speaker on Tuesday. Each time, McCarthy came up short, failing to hit the majority threshold needed to secure the speakership. The House adjourned in the early evening after the vote series stretched on for hours with no resolution …

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MTG Rages: MAGA Reps Are “Playing Russian Roulette”

Axios reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is standing behind House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s faltering bid for the speakership, criticizing hardliners who have turned against the California Republican. It’s a sign of Greene’s play to link herself with McCarthy to gain legitimacy and influence in the GOP. Greene is following in the footsteps of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio.), who …

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Jeffries: We Won’t “Save GOP From Their Dysfunction”

Mediaite reports: Hakeem Jeffries, who has replaced Nancy Pelosi in leading his party in the House, was asked by reporters about a potential scenario in which Democrats help Republicans elect a “moderate” Republican. Jeffries shot down the idea. “We are looking for a willing partner to solve problems for the American people, not save the Republicans from their dysfunction,” Jeffries …

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18 Of The 20 McCarthy Defectors Are Election Deniers

The Washington Post reports: All but two of the 20 Republican House members who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker in Tuesday’s third ballot round are election deniers who embraced former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. Of the 18 deniers, 14 are returning members who voted against certification of the electoral college count on …

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GOP Rep Threatens To Sue Over Witchcraft Accusations

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna came to Congress on her first day in office ready to do battle—not just with Democrats, but also with her own party, as she became one of the 20 Republicans to vote against electing Kevin McCarthy speaker. But back home in her conservative Florida district, Luna is waging a very different kind …

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Websites For Rep-Elects Wrongly Declare Swearing-In

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Tuesday did not go smoothly for embattled Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos. To start the day, he refused to comment to reporters late Tuesday morning while hurriedly blowing by a media scrum, leading them on something of a chase en route to his Washington, D.C., office. After racing through what appeared, at times, to …

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Gaetz: McCarthy Is “Squatting” In The Speaker’s Suite

The Insider reports: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is accusing Rep. Kevin McCarthy of squatting in the speaker’s suite, despite not having landed the job yet. Gaetz included in his tweet a copy of a letter dated January 3, which he sent from his congressional office to J. Brett Blanton, the Architect of the Capitol. “What is the basis in law, House rule, …

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Trump May Yank Support Of McCarthy’s Speaker Bid

The world’s most famous loser hates fellow losers: Former President Donald Trump declined to say if he would stand by his endorsement of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who failed to be elected House speaker Tuesday after three rounds of voting. Trump refused to commit to him during a brief interview with NBC on Tuesday evening. Trump has been accused in …

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Republicans Have Capitol Metal Detectors Removed

Axios reports: The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives removed metal detectors outside of the chamber floor on Tuesday, just three days before the second anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 riot. The magnetometers were installed outside the House chamber in January 2021 to beef up security after the attack, but some Republicans have vocally opposed the increased …

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House Votes To Adjourn And Try Again Tomorrow

The New York Times reports: Mr. McCarthy and his allies will most likely begin horse-trading with rebel lawmakers on the House floor or in the cloakroom to try to win their support. At the same time, other lawmakers may try to run as potential consensus candidates. Or Republican rank-and-file members could try to draft one of their colleagues into running …

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Santos Shunned By Fellow Reps Amid House Chaos

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos has already hit a dead end on his first day in Congress. While the admitted liar — who’s now under federal and local investigation — the Republican’s first day of work suggests the next two years might be an uphill battle for him. Santos arrived at the U.S. Capitol without his husband—and his wedding …

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LIVE VIDEO: House Votes In Third Ballot For Speaker

NBC News reports: Democrats unanimously rallied behind the minority leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York both times. As is customary during the first vote of the new Congress, lawmakers stood and cast their vote for speaker aloud when their name was called. Jeffries ended up with more votes than McCarthy — 212. It’s unclear where Republicans go from here. …

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McCarthy Again Loses Speaker Vote In Second Ballot

The Associated Press reports: House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy fell short in his bid for the Speakership for a second time on Tuesday. Nineteen Republicans voted for Rep. Jim Jordan in the second round so far, all but guaranteeing that the gavel is still out of McCarthy’s reach. To win, the embattled legislator cannot lose more than four members. Jordan nabbed …

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