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The Independent UK

Trump posts joke picture of himself as Speaker after Matt Gaetz nominated him

One-time president seen in photo on speaker’s chair with his tongue out

The Independent UK

McCarthy defiant despite 11th humiliating defeat: ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’

California Republican’s string of defeats lead to longest speaker contest in more than a century

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Congresswoman evokes ‘day 3 vibes’ and carries her dog to House floor as Speaker crisis drags on

Mace posts short video of her dog frantically running around her office

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 Attempts To Cut A Deal While Dissenters Nominate Trump, Hern For House Speaker

The House of Representatives has yet to pick a speaker over the span of three days and 11-straight voting sessions

Zenger

As speaker bid falters, mixed views of McCarthy in hometown

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to keep his bid for speaker alive, after he failed to gain enough votes for the post over three days

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McCarthy foes relish the fight: 'A really beautiful thing'

What others see as dysfunction and chaos, many of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s opponents see as democracy at work

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

House speaker vote – live: Kevin McCarthy still short of majority after Gaetz, Boebert and more remain defiant

Progress made in negotiations as 15 lawmakers flip their votes to Kevin McCarthy, but hold outs remain

The Independent UK

The House last struggled to elect a speaker 100 years ago. Here's what happened

Both Kevin McCarthy and the nominee for speaker a century ago represented a party establishment regarded with hostility by a potent faction of the party. They became the embodiment of its grievances.

WEKU

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.

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Chicago Sun-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 Tribune

Editorial: A dysfunctional GOP can’t even pick a speaker. Bad for Republicans, worse for America

It’s hard to find a better microcosm for today’s Republican Party than the self-inflicted debacle that America witnessed this week.

The Texas Tribune

Chip Roy, key McCarthy opponent, steps up as top negotiator in House speaker standoff

Roy has differentiated himself from peers like Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, who are referred to as the “Never Kevins,” amid a historic House vote.

Roll Call

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.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: On 2nd anniversary of Jan. 6, Trump’s disciples succeed in shutting down the Capitol

At least on Jan. 6, 2021, the insurrectionists on Capitol Hill had to push aside some flimsy metal barricades before they could carry out their assault on the seat of U.S. governance. Nearly two years later, the 20 or so GOP heirs to the toxic legacy of their patron saint,…

Los Angeles Times

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.

Salon

Gaetz votes for Trump as speaker

During Thursday's seventh voting session, Gaetz shook things up by dragging Trump into the mix

Reason

Ignoring the Anti-McCarthy Faction's Avowed Goals, The New York Times Sees Only 'Chaos and Confusion'

The paper attributes the fight over the election of the next House speaker to "anti-establishment fervor" and a lust for "personal power."

The Independent UK

From laughing to cringing: The most memorable images of three days of House speaker votes and negotiations

Lawmakers have laughed, cringed, appeared frustrated, and huddled in tense negotiation between ballots

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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