Once again, McCarthy has failed to sway Republicans holding out on voting for him. Donalds,Jefferies,Kevin,McCarthy,abc,congress,democrats,house,lose,news,p_cmsid=2494279,p_vid=news-96244045,republicans,speaker,vote … [Read more...]
House speaker stalemates third day as Kevin McCarthy vote loses climb to 11 as it happened
After failing to elect a leader for two days, due to objections Republican hardliners have with Kevin McCarthy, the US house of representatives had a further 5 votes to elect its speaker. All of which the California Republican lost. biden,capitol hill,congress,congress live,congress live feed,democrats,dems,gop,house live,house of representatives,house of reps live,house … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy: US House Republicans Speaker election chaos continues for FOURTH day
Kevin McCarthy: US House Republicans Speaker election chaos continues for FOURTH day. House Republicans participated in a mid-morning call Friday as the drama over whether Rep. Kevin McCarthy gets the speakership drags into day No. 4. Punchbowl initially reported that some progress was made and that McCarthy announced on the call that he and Rep. Chip Roy, one of the 20 … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy takes vote losses to six as US House of Representatives adjourns again
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed for the sixth time in two days to capture the speaker’s gavel. After the House adjourned for a few hours, McCarthy and his allies went into negotiations with the Republican holdouts without a clear path forward to end the standoff, then pushed back a seventh vote on the House leadership until Thursday The Guardian publishes independent … [Read more...]
House adjourns without electing speaker in 13th round, McCarthy gains more GOP votes | full coverage
The House voted to adjourn until 10 p.m. ET on Friday after lawmakers failed to elect a speaker. GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Friday managed to switch several votes in his favor but still didn't have a majority to become House speaker in the 12th and 13th ballot. #news #kevinmccarthy #congress CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy loses 12th House speaker ballot but flips some votes in his favor | full coverage
GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Friday managed to switch 14 votes in his favor but still didn't have a majority to become House speaker on the 12th ballot. McCarthy is trying for a fourth day to muster enough votes on the floor to win the election for speaker after falling short in 11 rounds of voting earlier this week. #news #kevinmccarthy #congress CBS News Streaming Network … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy wins US House speaker bid after gruelling, 15-vote saga
The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a dramatic late-night vote, after quelling a days-long revolt from a bloc of far-right conservatives to finally capture the gavel on a historic 15th attempt. McCarthy’s ascension to speaker came after 14 defeats and a string of concessions to ultraconservative lawmakers that would … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy confronts Matt Gaetz
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) confronts Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during 14th House Speaker vote. Gaetz had just voted "present." https://www.c-span.org/event/?525203/house-representatives #118thCongress Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at … [Read more...]
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Opening Remarks
After 15 ballots, newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses the House of Representatives. https://www.c-span.org/event/?525203/house-representatives Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at … [Read more...]
McCarthy fails on 14th vote for House speaker
Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was defeated in his 14th bid for House speaker on Jan. 6, despite concessions to hard-line Republicans. Read more: https://wapo.st/3ikBrA1. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: … [Read more...]