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McCarthy gains on 13th vote but still just short of majority

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy fell just short of a majority in a 13th speaker ballot on Friday, but he has managed to win over some key Republicans, including Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry and influential conservative Chip Roy, that showed he was finally starting to turn the tide in his…

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McCarthy wins over key holdouts during 12th speaker vote

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy began expanding his support as the 12th speaker vote got underway, gaining some key votes including Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry and influential conservative Chip Roy.

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US politics in crisis as historic 11th vote is lost to elect Republican House Speaker

The political stalemate has dragged on as the Republicans fail to unite around Kevin McCarthy as a number of far-right lawmakers demand changes to policy and even to weaken the Speaker's power

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Will it even matter if McCarthy wins?

Two years after the Capitol riot, another group of right wing extremists are attempting a takeover — from within

Salon

Kevin McCarthy offers deal to end House speaker standoff with ‘Taliban 20’ GOP colleagues

The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge

The Independent UK

Republican right-wingers derail 11th attempt to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker of US House of Representatives

‘Apparently I like to make history’, says California Republican

Evening Standard

McCarthy offers deal to end standoff in House speaker fight

The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge

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Still without a 'speaker', US Congress remains paralysed

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the US House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.

France 24

House adjourns for night after Kevin McCarthy amasses 11 speaker vote losses

WASHINGTON — The House adjourned Thursday with Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California still in search of more than a dozen elusive votes to become speaker.

Los Angeles Times

Historic deadlock continues: McCarthy takes another loss on 11th speaker ballot

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California failed Thursday in five more attempts to be elected speaker, extending the saga over which Republican will succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Los Angeles Times

On 3rd long day of GOP House speaker fight, McCarthy fails again, and again, and ...

Pressure was building as McCarthy lost seventh, eighth and then historic ninth and 10th rounds of voting, surpassing the number it took the last time this happened, 100 years ago, in a prolonged fight to choose a speaker.

Chicago Sun-Times

McCarthy, holdouts discussing possible deal for speaker's gavel - Roll Call

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy provided a written offer Thursday to his GOP opponents on rules changes and other demands.

Roll Call

Historic deadlock continues: McCarthy takes another loss on 10th speaker ballot

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California on Thursday failed in four more attempts to be elected speaker, extending the saga to determine which Republican will succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Los Angeles Times

Historic deadlock continues: McCarthy falls short on eighth speaker ballot

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California on Thursday failed in his seventh and eighth attempts to be elected speaker, extending the saga over which Republican will succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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Kevin McCarthy’s losses couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy

On the surface, the House stalemate of choosing a new speaker looks like the firebrands and zealots are in revolt against the GOP “establishment.” But the reality is that the Republican establishment is deader than dead.

The Guardian - US

‘Groundhog Day, again’: after sixth vote, still no Republican House speaker

Kevin McCarthy had hoped to grasp the speaker’s gavel, but a deadlock by ultraconservatives placed it beyond his reach

Roll Call

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy again didn't reach the magic number to be elected speaker on Thursday, as holdouts continued seeking rules changes.

The New Daily

Kevin McCarthy: Why Republicans are preventing their leader from becoming US Speaker

Opposition to McCarthy is being orchestrated by members of the “Freedom Caucus” – a group of ultra-conservative Republican House members.

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The Independent UK

GOP's McCarthy pressured to 'figure out' speaker race

Pressure is building on Republican Kevin McCarthy to determine whether or not he can win over enough fellow Republicans to become House speaker

France 24

Deadlocked US House adjourns without electing speaker for second day

House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting Wednesday, unable to either 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.

Roll Call

Late-night talks yield no breakthrough in speaker battle - Roll Call

A few of Kevin McCarthy's opponents say they’ll never vote for him, while others have continued negotiating with the California Republican.

Salon

MTG "furious" at MAGA pals over McCarthy

“They’re proving to the country that they’re just distractions," the Georgia Republican said

Daily Mirror

Blow for Donald Trump as party loyalists snub him amid Republican civil war

House Republicans, who narrowly won the November 2022 Midterms, failed to elect a Leader as rebels defied Donald Trump. The last time a vote like this failed was 100 years ago

Salon

GOP can't govern — and doesn't want to

As Kevin McCarthy reaps the whirlwind, let's hope voters understand this chaos was never really about Donald Trump

The Independent UK

McCarthy to try again for House speaker, with Trump backing

House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first: leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker

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