Kevin McCarthy has lost the sixth vote in a call for speaker, as the chamber is suspended
The House of Representatives adjourned Wednesday evening without deciding on a new speaker, as lawmakers appeared for a while to be unsure of the final vote.
The decision means that Kevin McCarthy continues to face an uphill battle to get enough votes to become the next speaker of the House. McCarthy must secure a majority of votes from members to be elected speaker after Republicans take control of the lower chamber in mid-November.
“I don’t think tonight’s vote is good,” McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, following six unsuccessful votes for the Speaker over the past two days. “Let the people work a little.”
As frustrated lawmakers gathered and gathered in small meetings, Rep. Matt Gaetz told reporters that this would not end with McCarthy as speaker.
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The AOC is under fire after Rep. Cammack accused Democrats of being drunk in the House
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez disputed the predictions of Republican representative Kat Cammack of Florida after she said that Democrats are rigging the vote to elect the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 5, 2023 10:15
ICYMI: As McCarthy suffers, Michael Fanone goes to his office to ‘paint’
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 5, 2023 09:00
Boebert says the Republican impasse is good because it means the US will not send money to Ukraine
Lauren Boebert has said that she is fine with the turmoil in the Republican Party in the vote to elect Kevin McCarthy as a member of the House because this means that the US government is not supporting Ukraine in its wars.
In an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News on Wednesday, he said he is fine because “the government is not spending money to send to Ukraine so the American taxpayers will win”.
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Sravasti DasguptaJanuary 5, 2023 08:30
Biden calls House GOP failure ‘shameful’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticized House Republicans for failing to appoint a Speaker and get down to business, telling reporters at the White House that the impasse reflects well on the United States.
Speaking outside the White House before departing on Marine One for an event in Kentucky, Mr Biden said the show in the basement was “shameful” because it was taking so long for the House to get down to business.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 5, 2023 07:30
A photo of AOC laughing while Matt Gaetz makes a motivational speech is going well
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was caught laughing as she sat behind her Republican opponent Matt Gaetz as she gave an emotional speech during her campaign against Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be elected House Speaker.
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Sravasti DasguptaJanuary 5, 2023 07:00
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 5, 2023 06:00
Jake Tapper is eloquent with the term ‘babysitter’ about the chaos of speakers
After Kevin McCarthy failed to get enough votes to secure the Speakership, CNN co-host Dana Bash pointed out that Republicans faced the same problem when Newt Gingrich was forced to become Speaker in 1998.
Tapper remembered how it turned out.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 5, 2023 04:30
Santos shares media coverage of his swearing in Congress… except he didn’t
George Santos can add another lie to the long list of fictions he has written during his lifetime.
A newly elected New York congressman was among a group of new lawmakers who arrived on Capitol Hill on Tuesday eager to be sworn in and begin their work as elected representatives of their various districts.
But that didn’t happen.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 5, 2023 03:00
ICYMI: Biden calls House GOP impasse ‘shameful’ as Speaker vote continues
President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticized House Republicans for failing to appoint a Speaker and get down to business, telling reporters at the White House that the impasse reflects well on the United States.
Speaking outside the White House before departing on Marine One for an event in Kentucky, Mr Biden said the show in the basement was “shameful” because it was taking so long for the House to get down to business.
“It’s a bit of a shame that it’s taking so long, and the way they treat each other,” he said.
He also said that the House’s failure to elect a speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress – the first time in a century that no candidate received support from a majority of members on the first ballot – was not good. looking” is “not a good thing” for the US.
Andrew Feinberg it has a story.
Josh MarcusJanuary 5, 2023 02:00
McCarthy has delayed the next vote until Thursday after six embarrassing defeats in the Speaker’s bid
House lawmakers voted to adjourn for a second day on Wednesday evening without electing a speaker in a historic defeat for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and a sign of the lack of unity that has taken their part.
The court adjourned for several hours after three votes were held throughout the afternoon and each failed to elect a speaker. McCarthy’s Conservative opponents showed no sign of backing down in their attempts to block his election to office, while at the same time there was little evidence of consensus on either side.
The allies of the lesser leader continued their attacks against their allies, but it seems that they were not close to defeating any of them. The House narrowly voted to adjourn until noon Thursday, though it is unclear whether McCarthy will advance to the 218 votes needed to secure the floor.
If he takes the role of speaker of the house, his position will remain marred by an impressive six defeats in the House of Commons – no leader of the party in control of the House has lost the first speaker election in more than 100 years.
John Bowden it has the whole story.
Josh MarcusJanuary 5, 2023 01:36
