Kevin McCarthy

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his top supporters erupted at the dozen-plus conservative hardliners vowing to block his speaker bid in a closed-door ...

Some Republicans say McCarthy should make a deal to persuade some Democrats to leave the floor after several ballots. He also told members that there are about 20 GOP lawmakers who plan to vote against him, far more than the five who have publicly opposed him — in a preview of the chaos that he met on the floor. Roy wasn’t the only Republican vowing to vote against McCarthy to speak up. It’s an about-face from just weeks ago, when the conference set the threshold to prompt such a vote, known as the motion to vacate, at a majority of its members. After brewing for years, the revolt against McCarthy materialized on the floor in front of all 434 members (with the seat of the late Democratic Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, pushed the idea that any Republican who opposes McCarthy should be stripped of committee assignments. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who leads the GOP conference, said in a booming floor speech delivered moments before lawmakers began to vote. Ben Cline (Va.) and Clay Higgins (La.), and Rep.-elect Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who had previously pledged to vote against McCarthy — the GOP leader didn’t pick up any new support in the second round. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), said they could persist for “six more months.” In the meantime, the House GOP risks a chaotic floor fight, with no rules of the chamber yet in place. For most of Tuesday, McCarthy’s allies insisted they would keep voting until a path emerged for him to seize the gavel, an attempt to grind down his opponents. After 14 years in leadership, McCarthy has now tried and failed three times to fulfill his decade-long dream of becoming speaker. GOP lawmakers now hope to resolve their leadership battle privately after several humiliating hours on the floor.

Republican leader goes into high-stakes vote as potentially first nominee in 100 years without sufficient support to win.

“I’m a Florida man, and I know of what I speak.” “Kevin McCarthy had an opportunity to be speaker of the House. “Our conference needs to recess and huddle and find someone or work out the next steps … Scott Perry, the Freedom Caucus chair, reiterated his opposition on Tuesday and accused McCarthy of failing to work in good faith with his group. But McCarthy actually lost support on the third ballot. [first nominee for speaker in 100 years](https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-house-of-representatives-kentucky-kevin-mccarthy-e177c4405ef9b8a7b38641a15855764c) to fail to win the first vote for the gavel. In the first vote, a third nomination was put forward by the Arizona congressman Paul Gosar, a far-right Republican who offered his fellow Arizonan, Andy Biggs, as a conservative alternative. “The reality is … “We may have a battle on the floor,” McCarthy told reporters. “No one in this body has worked harder for this Republican majority than Kevin McCarthy,” Stefanik said. McCarthy suggested he was comfortable breaking the record for the longest speakership election in history, which In the third vote McCarthy lost one more supporter, intensifying concerns that he would fail to unite his caucus.

It all depends on whether Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the GOP House leader, can lock down the final votes he needs to become speaker. As of ...

The most contentious of these involves what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. No speaker vote has gone to a second ballot for a century, leaving no modern precedent for what happens if McCarthy does not get the support of 218 members. He has desperately tried to placate the five most ardent holdouts—a quintet that includes the Trump loyalist Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida—with concessions that would empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker. McCarthy has said he will not drop out after the first ballot, effectively hoping to wear down his GOP opposition or cut deals that will secure him the votes he needs. So for the moment, the functioning of the legislative branch depends on McCarthy’s ability to wrangle votes. It all depends on whether Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the GOP House leader, can lock down the final votes he needs to become speaker.

His party's extremely narrow majority means that a few holdouts may thwart his ascent. It's unclear, though, who can get the votes if McCarthy can't.

See the remarkable [near-confrontation on the House floor](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/07/house-floor-fight/?itid=lb_kevin-mccarthys-bid-for-speaker-of-the-house_5). Here are the [concessions that could become flash points](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/09/mccarthy-concessions-rules-debate/?itid=lb_kevin-mccarthys-bid-for-speaker-of-the-house_9). [The House elected Kevin McCarthy](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/06/house-speaker-votes-mccarthy-adjourn/?itid=lb_kevin-mccarthys-bid-for-speaker-of-the-house_1) after days of defeats and concessions to win over hard-line Republicans. In the end, these were the remaining [six holdouts McCarthy needed to persuade](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/06/mccarthy-holdouts-reasons-republicans/?itid=lb_kevin-mccarthys-bid-for-speaker-of-the-house_8). Gaetz has done so [publicly](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/11/28/exclusive-conservatives-warn-of-doomsday-scenario-if-mccarthy-fails-in-speaker-race-where-democrats-neuter-gop-power/amp/). “ [If we play games on the floor, the Democrats can end up picking who the speaker is](https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1597384180908032000),” McCarthy said. There’s an argument to be made that he would be an attractive alternative if the House GOP decides (or is forced to) think outside the box — and outside the chamber. And Jordan [challenged McCarthy for House minority leader](https://thehill.com/hilltv/election-2018/415464-house-gop-fight-begins-jordan-challenges-mccarthy/) after the 2018 election. That would be a calamity for the GOP, and it’s much more likely that Republicans would ultimately unite behind McCarthy than let it get to that point. [reportedly raised it](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/11/mccarthy-speaker-alternatives-republicans-00073319) privately. Kathy Hochul (D) — a performance many credit for the GOP having a very good Election Day in New York, if not nationally. If all House members vote and nobody votes “present,” the winner would need the votes of all but four House Republicans.

WASHINGTON — Some of the hard-right lawmakers opposing Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, for speaker have nursed grudges against him for ...

Mr. Ogles is a former mayor who has called for the impeachment of Mr. Fueling the fight against Mr. [Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/us/politics/republican-house-majority-midterms.html). Crane, a former member of the Navy SEALs, has styled himself in the image of Mr. Trump to fire the acting attorney general who stood by the results of the 2020 election. Norman, an ultraconservative lawmaker, wrote to Mark Meadows, then Mr. The pair were two of Mr. A group of five lawmakers were early leaders of the charge against Mr. [pushed legislation through the House](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/us/politics/house-covid-republicans-pandemic-vaccine-mandate.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-new-congress&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)that would repeal vaccine mandates and declare the pandemic over. McCarthy, who for years had been considered the obvious choice for speaker should Republicans win control of the House, has been led by a small coterie of ultraconservative lawmakers who have been the most outspoken about their opposition to him. The rebellion has been led by a small but vocal group of ultraconservative Republicans.

Kevin McCarthy's bid to become speaker of the House isn't going smoothly, with far-right Freedom Caucus members saying they're resolved to oppose him.

[at the center](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mark-meadows-burned-papers-scott-perry-1359116/) of the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was one of four House members the Jan. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1610058267144732679) that those opposing McCarthy were “negotiating for ‘Me First’ positions.” Rep. 6 committee recently [referred](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan-6-committee-mccarthy-jordan-investigated-1234649978/) to the House Ethics Committee for investigation for failing to comply with subpoenas. McCarthy was also among the four, and the latter’s [slow](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kevin-mccarthy-trump-responsibility-jan-6-leaked-audio-1341748/) [embrace](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kevin-mccarthy-standing-ovation-republicans-trump-1343719/) of the Capitol riot and opposition to its investigation was widely seen as part of his larger maneuverings to become House speaker. McCarthy was optimistic things are going to go his way on Tuesday. “They can they can they can totally undo him — or they can be his biggest champion.” Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) each received a vote, as did outgoing Rep. “If they think this is going to be a game of chicken, to see who’s going to blink first, they’re going to be sadly surprised,” Rep. McCarthy has [Kevin McCarthy](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/kevin-mccarthy/) really, really, really wants to be speaker of the House of Representatives. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) received 212 votes. The 118th Congress began on Tuesday, and though Republicans won control of the chamber last November, a not-insignificant portion of the party remains steadfastly opposed to giving McCarthy the gavel.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy arrives at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023, the first day of a new Congress, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images).

Greene fell in line, perhaps [recognizing](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-majority-committee/) her pathway to power [comes](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-maga-congress-mccarthy) from working within the system rather than setting it ablaze. [first](https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/) time since the 2018 elections isn’t a good look for the GOP, regardless of who holds the gavel. And if McCarthy doesn’t win the Speakership on the first ballot, it would be the [first](https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers-Multiple-Ballots/) time in a century that has happened; it took nine ballots in 1923 for Massachusetts Rep. [become](https://time.com/5298465/house-republican-leadership-race-mccarthy/) the Speaker of the House, started his Tuesday undeniably [short](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/opinion/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-vote.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top) of the [218](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/02/mccarthy-speaker-vote-rule-changes) aye votes he needs to claim the gavel and lead the lower chamber. [movement](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/donald-trump-the-perfect-populist-213697/) has put the Midwest in play in a serious way. It’s a perch with power and prestige, but one that is certain to come with headaches in a Congress already shaping up to have unending contradictions between factions of his own party—not to mention Democratic opposition to almost everything the GOP promised on the campaign trail. He has [traded](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/us/politics/mccarthy-speaker.html) away just about everything he can, winning the likes of fringe voices like Marjorie Taylor Greene with promises of seats at tables, a move smartly [predicted](https://time.com/6186037/matt-gaetz-marjorie-taylor-greene-maga-house-republicans/) by TIME’s Molly Ball back in June. As one Wall Street Journal columnist [put](https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-plan-a-committee-on-censors-and-snoops-gop-free-speech-fbi-requests-subcommittee-11672354486) it, McCarthy is offering up “a Committee on Censors and Snoops.” Nathaniel Prentice Banks [prevailed](https://www.stripes.com/history/2022-12-30/1856-house-needed-two-months-elect-speaker-8587777.html) in [1856](https://history.house.gov/Blog/2015/October/10-23-Inquisition/) only after 133 votes cast over two months, and even then only with a rule change that allowed for a candidate to claim victory with a plurality of votes after four more inconclusive votes. McCarthy is open to [impeaching](https://time.com/6239041/why-republicans-want-to-impeach-alejandro-mayorkas/) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the conditions on the U.S.-Mexican border, and hasn’t closed the door to other investigations that could embarrass President Joe Biden and his administration. At least five of his fellow Republicans were in the [Never Kevin camp](https://time.com/6236249/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-bid-challenges/), and another seven were Seldom Kevins. Except for McCarthy, his proctored exam hall is the floor of the House of Representatives, and whether he passes will be determined by his classmates, most of whom may be cheering on his failure.

A defiant Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed Tuesday to fight as long as it takes to win the Speaker's gavel in the new Congress, challenging his ...

Gaetz — who said he will vote for Biggs Tuesday afternoon — also took a shot at McCarthy after the fiery meeting, admitting that he and Reps. “I’m a Florida man and I know of what I speak.” Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who added that he will vote for McCarthy. I don’t have a problem getting a record for most votes for Speaker, too,” McCarthy said after the meeting. Bob Good (R-Va.) said there are “absolutely” enough votes to block McCarthy, at least on the first ballot. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), who predicted that “90 percent” of the room was strongly behind the Republican leader. “He was not recessing. He was not reconvening. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who is also running for Speaker this week. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), referring to Rep. The House will hold an election for Speaker this afternoon. A defiant Rep.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy appeared headed toward a historic defeat in first-round voting Tuesday to become House speaker, sending the new Congress ...

Despite being in the minority in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority, McConnell could prove to be a viable partner as Biden seeks bipartisan victories in the new era of divided government. Some of the staunch Republican conservatives challenged McCarthy in the private session. It’s reminiscent of the last time Republicans took back the House majority, after the 2010 midterms, when the tea-party class ushered in a new era of hardball politics, eventually sending Speaker John Boehner to an early retirement. The morning meeting of House Republicans turned raucus ahead what’s traditionally a celebratory day as newly elected members arrive to be sworn into office. With just 222 GOP seats, McCarthy could afford to lose only a handful of their votes. McCarthy emerged from a contentious closed-door meeting with fellow House Republicans unable to win over detractors and lacking the support needed to become speaker. [historic defeat](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/mccarthy-seeks-support-for-house-speakership-despite-objections-from-the-right) in first-round voting Tuesday to become House speaker, sending the new Congress into a tangle as conservative colleagues opposed his leadership. McCarthy had pledged a “battle on the floor” for as long as it takes to overcome right-flank fellow Republicans who were refusing to give him their votes. A new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans led the opposition to McCarthy. While the Senate remains in Democratic hands, barely, House Republicans are eager to confront President Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., a conservative former leader of the Freedom Caucus, who was nominated by a fellow conservative as speaker. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the first Black person to lead a major American political party.

The House minority leader fell short on the first vote to confirm his speakership. But even if he ultimately takes the gavel, he's made concessions that ...

He also doesn’t seem to care about the disorder in his party, as long as he gets to [take the gavel](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/11/kevin-mccarthy-record-nancy-pelosi-democrats-passed-landmark-legislation) from Nancy Pelosi. [“Commitment to America” agenda](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/kevin-mccarthy-commitment-to-america-agenda) he released in September. Even before a vote was cast, McCarthy began [working out of the speaker’s office](https://twitter.com/AllieRaffa/status/1609980539569684488)—a symbol, to some critics in his party, that he feels entitled to power. “Kevin McCarthy had the opportunity to be Speaker of the House,” House Freedom Caucus Chair and strident Donald Trump ally Scott Perry said in a [statement](https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1610262355920683009?s=20&t=WlefqZJtt1n8zIF1H4RfPg) Tuesday, calling his colleague's overtures “vague.” “He rejected it.” [told reporters](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1610304644885913604) after the GOP conference meeting Tuesday. In his desperation to get the gavel, McCarthy has appeared to make a series of extraordinary concessions to the hard right flank of the House GOP. [11th-hour scramble](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/republican-house-kevin-mccarthy-speaker) to secure enough votes from his party—an embarrassing predicament for a man who had been leading the GOP minority. When he was up for the speakership in 2015, he was forced to drop his bid after comments acknowledging the political nature of the Benghazi probe into Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, as the math got worse for McCarthy in the hours before lawmakers cast votes, he raged at his conference opponents in a closed door meeting: “I earned this job,” he [told](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/03/mccarthy-speaker-house-vote-00076047) Republicans, per Politico. That same fringe has now successfully blocked him from a first ballot victory, and he can only hope that some change their minds after losing his first ballot—or that enough vote present to lower the threshold for victory. The holdouts aren’t exactly negotiating in good faith, as Boebert claimed, and they do seem to be enjoying themselves, contrary to what Gaetz said. Following some fighting, cursing, and speechifying over the course of three separate votes, Kevin McCarthy failed to hit the 218 Republican votes needed to win the top House post, prompting the House to adjourn for any more ballots until Wednesday afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in marathon voting Tuesday to become House speaker, a historic defeat with no clear way out as ...

The two men are expected to appear together Wednesday in the GOP leader’s home state of Kentucky to celebrate federal infrastructure investment in a vital bridge that connects Kentucky and Ohio. A new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans led the opposition to McCarthy, believing he’s neither conservative enough nor tough enough to battle Democrats. In the second, it was 203 for McCarthy and 19 for Jordan. Pete Aguilar of California, the third-ranking Democrat, in nominating his colleague. “The one thing that’s clear is he doesn’t have the votes,” Rep. “At some point, as a conference, we’re gonna have to figure out who does.” “The American people are watching, and it’s a good thing,” said Rep. Tensions flared among the new House majority, and all other business came to a halt. The mood was tense, at least on the Republican side, as lawmakers rose from their seats, in lengthy in-person voting. In the first-round tally, McCarthy won 203 votes, with 10 for Biggs and nine for other Republicans. McCarthy promised to fight to the finish — encouraged, he said, by a phone call from Donald Trump — despite a highly uncertain path ahead amid opposition from the chamber’s most conservative members. But a challenge was quickly raised by Rep.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House ...

Despite being in the minority in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority, McConnell could prove to be a viable partner as Biden seeks bipartisan victories in the new era of divided government. Some of the staunch Republican conservatives challenged McCarthy in the private session. It’s reminiscent of the last time Republicans took back the House majority, after the 2010 midterms, when the tea-party class ushered in a new era of hardball politics, eventually sending Speaker John Boehner to an early retirement. [a historic defeat](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/mccarthy-seeks-support-for-house-speakership-despite-objections-from-the-right) with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress. “The problem is Kevin McCarthy.” “It’s about whether Republicans will be able to govern.” While the Senate remains in Democratic hands, barely, House Republicans are eager to confront President Pete Aguilar of California, the third-ranking Democrat, in nominating his colleague. A new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans led the opposition to McCarthy. But it was not at all clear how the embattled GOP leader could rebound after becoming the first House speaker nominee in 100 years to fail to win the gavel from his fellow party members on the initial vote. In the final first-round tally, McCarthy won 203 votes, with 10 for Biggs and nine for other Republicans. Elise Stefanik, who said the Californian from gritty Bakersfield “has what it takes” to lead House Republicans.

After months of lobbying fellow Republicans, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy failed in three rounds of voting to win the 218 votes he needs to become House ...

But after the third vote, both Democrats and Republicans grew visibly anxious to leave their seats. While the House held multiple rounds of voting, the Senate, which is again controlled by Democrats, swore in Washington Sen. "Our conference needs to recess and huddle and find someone or work out the next steps, but these continuous votes aren't working for anyone," Donalds wrote. But it grew more tense as the day wore on. Jordan, who nominated and voted for McCarthy, won 20 votes in the third round. But the ex-president's sway within the GOP caucus did not prevent McCarthy's repeated defeat. The staunch opposition to McCarthy from a core group of Republicans grew larger over the course of the day, throwing the party into chaos. The differences were deepened by former President Kevin McCarthy doesn't have the votes," Donalds wrote on Twitter. During each of the three voice votes, every Democrat on the floor rallied unanimously around incoming Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. But a sect of conservative Republicans split from their party to back other candidates, including longtime McCarthy ally Rep. WASHINGTON — The U.S.

The three votes were a stunning political rebuke to the California Republican, who had spent much of the past year courting hard-line conservatives in the House ...

In the first time in a century, the party in power failed to elect a Speaker of the House during the first round of voting.

A group of five hard-right lawmakers, most of whom are part of the House Freedom Caucus, have made their antipathy to a McCarthy speakership known for months. It’s a scenario that reflects the fragility of the fractured Republican governing coalition positioned to take the reins of the House. “Maybe the right person for the job of Speaker of the House isn’t someone who wants it so bad,” Gaetz proposed to his colleagues. With Republicans still scrambling to resolve the stalemate, there appears to be no end in sight. McCarthy, in their view, has been too willing to work with Democrats in the past and has contributed to a bloated federal government. “I think ultimately the other side is going to break down and say, ‘We’ve lost, we don’t have the votes, and we have nobody to offer that has any ability to get near the votes.’” Matt Gaetz of Florida nominated Jordan for Speaker on the second round of voting, right after Jordan nominated McCarthy. There could be many more rounds of voting to come, and the House plans to hold the fourth round on Wednesday. “If they can’t caucus themselves, how are they going to govern the caucus and do what’s necessary for this country?” On Sunday, for instance, he released a resolution that changed the House rules to give more leverage to his defiant detractors, allowing just five members the ability to oust the Speaker. Hakeem Jeffries of New York](https://time.com/6243296/hakeem-jeffries-first-congress/), garnered more votes than his GOP counterpart, leaving open [the possibility](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/02/house-speaker-vote-explained/10912271002/) that the leader of the minority party could win the speakership on a plurality vote if Republicans cannot reach a consensus. The internecine drama unfolded on the House floor despite McCarthy spending the holiday weekend capitulating to his party’s defectors on multiple fronts.

Tras tres rondas de votación, el líder republicano Kevin McCarthy no consiguió los votos necesarios para ser nombrado presidente de la Cámara de Representantes.

La votación fue nominal y a viva voz, con los representantes diciendo el nombre de su elección en una rara y lenta ceremonia. La Constitución dispone que se hace en una sesión que comienza al mediodía del 3 de enero. Los críticos de McCarthy son representantes alineados con el expresidente Donald Trump que, inspirados por su lema de campaña Make America Great Again (MAGA), no creen que sea suficientemente conservador o duro con los demócratas. McCarthy criticó a quienes buscaban puestos por ambición personal y no por servicio al país mientras Perry criticó que no se hablara de un reparto justo. Solo se podía permitir la deserción de cuatro de sus 222 diputados, algo que en la primera ronda se produjo cuando todavía el llamamiento nominal de representantes iba por la letra 'b'. En la segunda vuelta se repitió la escena, lo que marcó el rumbo hacia una segunda derrota.

El republicano Kevin McCarthy no consigue los votos en segunda ronda para presidir la Cámara de Representantes de EEUU.

Ni siquiera tras tres consultas Kevin McCarthy logró reunir suficientes votos para proclamarse líder de la Cámara Baja. Hasta 19 republicanos se oposieron ...

La elección de un presidente de la Cámara de Representantes ocurre incluso antes de que los representantes presten juramento en el cargo por sus términos de dos años. McCarthy, de 57 años, es un conservador que ha buscado durante años liderar la Cámara de Representantes. En una tercera ronda, otro legislador conservador acabó también dando la espalda al congresista californiano. [grupo de extrema derecha ](https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/partido-republicano-al-borde-de-retomar-control-de-la-camara-de-representantes-eeuu/6834936.html)de republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes se opone a la candidatura de McCarthy para el cargo de presidente porque dicen que no se ha dedicado lo suficiente a la causa conservadora y representa lo que consideran un liderazgo republicano fallido con Biden en la Casa Blanca, presionando para que se aprueben políticas sociales progresistas y planes de gasto federal a los que la mayoría de los republicanos se oponen. En la segunda ronda de votación, los 19 republicanos disidentes votaron por Jordan, a pesar de que nominó a McCarthy como su elección para liderar el caucus republicano mayoritario en la nueva sesión de dos años de la Cámara de Representantes. Fue la primera vez en 100 años que ni un republicano ni un demócrata ganaron la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes en la primera ronda de votación para convertirse en el líder de la Cámara Baja, que cuenta con 435 miembros.

Kevin McCarthy, el congresista republicano por California que aspira a convertirse en el sucesor de Nancy Pelosi, no consiguió este martes suficientes ...

El cambio en este nuevo Congreso no será solo de color político: hay un récord de 149 congresistas mujeres (106 demócratas, 42 republicanas y una independiente), 124 de ellas en la Cámara de Representantes. Como lo han demostrado las últimas décadas, un control dividido del Congreso suele complicar más la toma de decisiones, sobre todo en medio de tanta polarización y acritud política. En la primera vuelta, 19 republicanos votaron por otros candidatos; la mayoría apoyó a uno de los principales antagonistas de McCarthy, el expresidente del Freedom Caucus, Andy Biggs, republicano por Arizona. La Cámara debe seguir votando hasta que un candidato obtenga 218 votos, según establecen las normas. En la segunda vuelta, los 19 republicanos que se oponían a McCarthy votaron por Jordan. “Esto llevará tiempo, la democracia es desordenada a veces, pero estaremos listos para gobernar en nombre del pueblo estadounidense. McCarthy aún enfrenta la oposición de 20 republicanos y solo puede permitirse cinco en contra para obtener el puesto. En la tercera vuelta, 20 republicanos eligieron a Jordan. Al final de la tarde se decidió que la elección será suspendida y se retomará este miércoles. “Tengo a todo el mundo llamándome queriendo mi apoyo. Uno más que en la segunda ocasión. La votación es la primera de la Cámara Baja en manos de los republicanos, que

The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to determine who will serve as the next speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy ...

The tally for the second ballot was 203 votes for McCarthy with 19 votes for GOP Rep. Byron Donalds joining the 19 GOP lawmakers who had voted against McCarthy in the first two rounds. Jordan, to show that he is not vying for the job, nominated McCarthy ahead of the vote on the second ballot. McCarthy has already given in to a number of their demands, including making it easier to topple the sitting speaker, but it is unclear whether his efforts will be enough. The last time an election for speaker went to multiple ballots was in 1923. The top House Republican has defiantly vowed to stay in the race as he continues his increasingly imperiled bid for speaker.

De acuerdo a la normativa, el Congreso queda paralizado hasta tanto la cámara baja escoja a uno de sus miembros como jefe.

Biggs recibió 10 votos en la primera ronda, mientras que nueve republicanos respaldaron a otros candidatos. han enfrentado obstáculos al ingresar a un nuevo Congreso, pero lograron reunir a los suyos cuando llegó la votación oficial. El representante republicano Bob Good dijo que los miembros republicanos que se opusieron a McCarthy nunca retrocederán, según CBS, socio estadounidense de la BBC, y agregó que quieren que un "guerrero reacio" sea el presidente de la cámara baja. McCarthy, en cambio, se ha enfrentado a la oposición de los miembros de extrema derecha de su propio partido desde que los republicanos aseguraron el control de la Cámara en las elecciones intermedias de noviembre pasado. La última vez que un candidato a presidente de la Cámara de Representantes no logró obtener los votos necesarios en la primera ronda de votaciones ocurrió en 1923; se necesitaron nueve votaciones y varios días para llegar a un acuerdo. El republicano Kevin McCarthy cosechó un fracaso histórico este martes en el Congreso estadounidense al perder en tres rondas de votación para convertirse en el próximo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes.

Republican rebels defeated party leader Kevin McCarthy three times. Can he still find a way to win?

One suggestion verged on fantasy (five Republicans decide to vote for Mr Jeffries, a Democrat, and deliver him control of the House). "Kevin McCarthy has not made friends with certain segments of the caucus for a while, he's made a lot of enemies," said one Republican lobbyist, who requested anonymity to speak frankly about Tuesday's vote. The other Republican lobbyist, however, believed there was "no path to victory, at all, period." Mr McCarthy entered into negotiations with his detractors - who see him as too mainstream and power hungry - offering concessions to try to win their vote. That allowed a group of hardline conservatives to band together to oppose his nomination. Instead, Mr McCarthy faced a rebellion from within his own ranks and made history for all the wrong reasons.

The G.O.P. has gone from being a disciplined party of limited government to a party of anti-government protest to, now, a party of performative verbiage.

has gone from being a ruthless and disciplined party of limited government and trickle-down economics to a party of anti-government protest to, now, a party of performative verbiage—in which the likes of Gaetz and Boebert (and, of course, Trump) are far more interested in boosting their follower count, raising money, and appearing on “The Sean Hannity Show” or Newsmax than they are in governance. The irony is that McCarthy had already prostrated himself before the ultras, offering them a series of rule changes, one of which would allow just five representatives to force a vote on ousting the Speaker. Gaetz, in his speech nominating Jordan, described McCarthy as an inveterate swamp creature who “had sold shares of himself for a decade” to get the job of Speaker. Even as McCarthy told reporters that he had no intention of dropping out, it wasn’t evident what good a delay would do. It is the essence of a revolution, especially one staged for social media and Fox News, that the revolutionaries cannot be bought off by members of the corrupt establishment. [Kevin McCarthy](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/26/what-kevin-mccarthy-will-do-to-gain-power), the California Republican who had been confidently predicting a victory despite steadfast opposition from some of the ultra wingnuts in the G.O.P. He must have thought that it would be more rewarding to spend the next two years going after the F.B.I., the Justice Department, and Hunter Biden than trying to deal with the likes of Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Andy Biggs—the outgoing head of the Freedom Caucus, who stood against McCarthy in the first ballot on Monday. Until Monday, the most embarrassing moment of McCarthy’s career was when, three weeks after [January 6th](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/25/among-the-insurrectionists), he hightailed it down to Mar-a-Lago to pay homage to the disgraced instigator of a failed autogolpe. Having secured the position he wants as chair of the Judiciary Committee, the Ohioan was evidently content to support McCarthy for Speaker rather than pursue the top office himself. Not in a hundred years had it been such fun to be in the new minority party. “I’ve got my popcorn ready,” she joked on Twitter, where she also posted a picture of herself just outside the Speaker’s lobby. Robin Kelly, the Democratic representative of Illinois’s Second District, had the right idea when she headed into the House chamber early Tuesday afternoon.

The state's two GOP members of Congress voted for their party leader. Oregon's four Democrats voted for Hakeem Jeffries. All six of Oregon's congressional ...

While the bulk of Republicans voted for McCarthy to take over as speaker, he failed to hold his caucus together to elect him speaker. Their number has grown with each round of voting thus far. Oregon’s two Republican representatives — Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Happy Valley and Cliff Bentz of Ontario — have consistently voted for Rep.

Rep. Matt Gaetz has asked the Architect of the Capitol for clarity on why Kevin McCarthy gets to work out of the House Speaker's Office despite not being ...

House of Representatives](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/house-of-representatives) resulted in Rep. "I write to inform you that the Speaker of the House Office located in the U.S. "As of this morning, the 117th Congress adjourned sine die, and a Speaker from the 118th Congress has not been elected. How long will he remain there before he is considered a squatter?" Kevin McCarthy failing to get enough votes to become the next House Speaker, one member is asking why he is still allowed to operate out of the Speaker’s Office. [MCCARTHY FALLS SHORT IN THIRD HOUSE SPEAKER VOTE AS JORDAN GAINS MOMENTUM](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-falls-short-third-house-speaker-vote-jordan-gains-momentum) [MCCARTHY SHORT OF VOTES AS HOUSE SPEAKER CONTEST ENTERS FINAL HOURS](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-short-of-votes-as-house-speaker-contest-enters-final-hours) [BYRON DONALDS SETS HOUSE FLOOR ABUZZ BY SWITCHING VOTE FROM MCCARTHY TO JORDAN](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/byron-donalds-sets-house-floor-abuzz-switching-vote-mccarthy-jordan) Kevin McCarthy," Gaetz wrote in the letter he later posted online. [2022 Midterm Elections](https://www.foxnews.com/elections/2022/midterm-results/house) as he served as the House Minority Leader — but he currently does not have enough support among Republicans to be elected. After three undeciding votes, no member can lay claim to this office." Matt Gaetz,](https://www.foxnews.com/person/g/matt-gaetz) R-Fla., wrote a letter to the Architect of the Capitol questioning McCarthy’s, R-Calif., claim to and current occupation of the Office of Speaker of the House.

El político, el primero desde 1923 que pierde una votación para liderar la Cámara de Representantes, ansiaba desde hace años hacerse con el cargo, ...

“No hay nada de sustancia en él”, dijo sobre McCarhy en octubre Nancy Pelosi, la expresidenta demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes a la que él ahora aspira a suceder. Estudió Comunicación en la Universidad Iberoamericana y el Máster de Periodismo de EL PAÍS. Creció en un barrio de clase media de la ciudad y jugaba al fútbol americano en el instituto público al que asistía. De fácil sonrisa y cercano con la gente, el político llegó al Congreso de California en 2002, donde se convirtió en una estrella en ascenso. A pesar de crecer en una familia de tendencia demócrata, McCarthy cbonoció hacia el final de su carrera al legislador republicano Bill Thomas, quien lo contrató como becario y después lo integró en su equipo. Desde noviembre, McCarthy ha maniobrado para hacerse con las simpatías de los integrantes del Caucus de la Libertad, un bloque de extrema derecha del partido al que pertenece Jim Jordan, quien recibió este martes 19 votos a pesar de que él mismo llamó a apoyar a McCarthy. [en el primer político desde 1923 que pierde una votación](https://elpais.com/internacional/2023-01-03/el-ala-dura-republicana-provoca-un-fracaso-historico-en-la-eleccion-del-lider-de-la-camara-de-representantes-de-ee-uu.html) para convertirse en presidente de la Cámara baja de Estados Unidos. Las grabaciones y documentos de ese día dejaron claro que McCarthy entró en pánico y estaba muy molesto con la conducta de Trump. El expresidente fue uno de los primeros en respaldar a McCarthy, quien llegó a Washington en 2007. [ Open Secrets](https://www.opensecrets.org/), una organización independiente que sigue el dinero privado que entra a las campañas, McCarthy ha recaudado casi 118 millones de dólares desde 2016 para un centenar de candidatos. La recaudación de fondos es uno de los fuertes de McCarthy. La mujer, de 81 años, tardaba varios días en agotar el tanque, así que las imágenes llegaban cada miércoles a quien ha sido desde 2019 el líder de la minoría republicana en la Cámara de Representantes.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters during a news conference following a GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Feb.

In the run up to the speaker vote, McCarthy tried everything. That appeared to have the reverse effect of what he and his allies were intending. Trump maintained his power with the base and endorsed scores of candidates in the 2022 midterms. The pair were able to use each other – Trump for normalizing what he did Jan. The ostensible reason for the GOP-led Benghazi investigation was to find out what happened in an attack on an American embassy in Libya, where four people died – not to hurt Clinton. With just a four-seat majority, how can they govern if they're going through all this just to pick a leader? In 2010, Republicans rode the Tea Party wave to win control of the House, but the cost was steep. He seemed willing to do a lot of things to get the job, including burrowing into former President Trump's good graces. Fights over raising the debt ceiling – something that had been routine and protected U.S. How this gets resolved is an open question – either McCarthy somehow wins over the hard-right members who are steadfastly holding out against him or he bows out, clearing the way for someone else. It's an untenable position for the country. Jim Jordan for speaker before a second round of voting Tuesday.

House Republicans are at a contentious stalemate over who will serve as the next speaker as Kevin McCarthy vows to continue his increasingly imperiled bid ...

One lawmaker who spoke with Trump late Tuesday suggested the former president should run for speaker himself, according to a person briefed on the call. The tally for the second ballot was 203 votes for McCarthy with 19 votes for GOP Rep. Two GOP sources familiar with the matter said McCarthy’s allies were panicking on Tuesday after the former president gave a tepid response to NBC News when asked about his support for McCarthy. In the fourth round of voting, 20 Republicans voting together for Donalds as the group switched their collective support from Jordan to Donalds. Trump put out a strong endorsement on Truth Social Wednesday morning, imploring Republicans not to “TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT” and urging them to vote for McCarthy. McCarthy has already given in to a number of their demands, including making it increasingly easier to topple the sitting speaker, but so far his efforts have not been enough. The tally for the first ballot in the speaker vote was 203 for McCarthy, with 19 Republicans voting for other candidates. His obstacle is that he faces a small but determined contingent of hardline conservatives who have so far been successful in denying him the votes to secure the gavel. Sources said the talks Wednesday between McCarthy allies and holdouts have been the most productive and serious ones to date. McCarthy’s latest concession would be a significant win for hardline conservatives – after the California Republican had already proposed a five-member threshold, down from current conference rules that require half of the GOP to call for such a vote. The House GOP majority has been stuck at a contentious stalemate amid opposition to McCarthy from a group of conservatives. The House will continue to be paralyzed until this standoff is resolved.

House adjourned until noon today as McCarthy becomes the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win the first vote. Plus, the truth behind 10 of ...

You drink a lot of water in Antarctica because it is so dry, which means going to the toilet in the middle of the night and getting out of bed to walk through a corridor with the sunlight streaming in at 2am. [heavier, potato-shaped stones can achieve more dramatic results](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/04/potato-shaped-stones-are-better-for-skimming-say-experts), which blast the rock into the air. In summer, the strangest thing to get used to is the 24 hours of sun. Intense scrutiny has been applied to his claims about his education and career in business and to elements of his personal story, including his supposed descent from Holocaust survivors and a claim that his mother died as a result of the 9/11 attacks. I thought the weather was going to be brutal all the time – I didn’t think there would be days where I could walk out in a T-shirt and a hoodie. The group, which is acknowledged as a religion by the US government, has seven fundamental tenets, one of which states: “One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.” With lawsuits filed in Indiana, Idaho, Texas and Missouri, the Satanic Temple is about to find out whether US courts agree. The Republican opposition to McCarthy has been led by members of the House Freedom Caucus, a hard-right group that has pushed for changes to chamber rules. Now a minority religion is fighting for the right to abortion. He had acknowledged he was unlikely to win on the first ballot, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy delay before new members of the House could be sworn in. Scott Perry, the Freedom Caucus chair, reiterated his opposition yesterday and accused McCarthy of failing to work in good faith with his group. In the first two ballots to decide the next speaker, 19 Republicans opposed McCarthy, leaving him 15 votes short of the 218 needed to win.

Republican Kevin McCarthy's bruising quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered a second day on Wednesday, with the party's new ...

"This is the United States of America, and I hope they get their act together." But the standoff raised questions about whether the House will be able to meet basic obligations such as funding government operations, let alone advance other policy priorities. Trump remains an influential figure among Republicans and is so far the only announced presidential candidate for 2024. All 212 of the chamber's Democrats voted for Jeffries. "I'm open to it," Khanna told Reuters, adding that other Democrats could also be on board. He cited House Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Gallagher and Dave Joyce as possibilities.

Trying to avoid the first failed speaker vote in 100 years, McCarthy could afford to lose only four Republicans in the crucial party-line tally that opens each ...

After the adjournment, members left for meetings that many hoped would break the stalemate in time for the House to reconvene today at noon. “I think everybody goes in their corner and talks,” Representative Ken Buck of Colorado, a conservative who voted for McCarthy, told reporters. But when Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, a McCarthy ally, made a motion to adjourn before the fourth vote could be taken, no one put up a fight. “Jeffries, Jeffries, Jeffries!” now-former Speaker Nancy Pelosi exclaimed in the fourth hour of voting. As the third ballot dragged on, a few Republicans seemed on the verge of nodding off, and others grew chippy. Democrats, the party that voters had relegated to the minority, were giddy and celebratory. “Let the show begin!” one exclaimed after the House formally convened. But it also “emboldened the other side,” Representative Pete Sessions of Texas told reporters before the votes. When the chamber adjourned for the day at about 5:30 p.m., McCarthy had already left the floor, his latest bid for speaker thwarted at least momentarily, and perhaps for good. “The world is watching.” He pointed out that the Republican whom all 19 of his detractors had backed on the second ballot, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, didn’t even want the speaker’s job and was supporting him. Shortly before 4 p.m.yesterday, Kevin McCarthy, the man who desperately wanted to be House speaker, had just suffered two brutally public rejections in a row.

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy failed to secure enough votes from his political party to win the gavel, denied the 218 votes he needed by a cadre of Republican hard- ...

A lot of that strategy involves getting some of his 20 dissenters to vote “present” rather than for a named candidate, which would allow him to win the speakership with a lower majority of votes.] Kevin McCarthy is shifting his strategy to become speaker of the House – or at least he’s shifting the way he’s talking about it.] [When a confident, almost defiant, McCarthy spoke during and after a Republican conference meeting Tuesday morning, he had said he wasn’t making any more concessions to appease the most conservative flank of his party and that he had “earned” the speakership.] [By Tuesday night at the Capitol, after he had lost three votes to become speaker, he said he wanted all views to be represented on House committees and that negotiations were ongoing between his more than 200 supporters and 20 detractors.] [McCarthy also said he had a new path to the speakership. He was in the chamber Tuesday for the speaker vote and is expected to be there Wednesday. Kevin McCarthy and his allies are working on two fronts: they are trying to negotiate with his detractors to sway their votes to his side and they’re also trying to get some members to vote “present” rather than for a named candidate. Kevin McCarthy Wednesday immediately following ] [the House GOP leader’s fourth loss for speaker.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/01/02/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-vote-against-gop/10980795002/) The leader wants to do the people’s business, he said.] [Gaetz challenges McCarthy over office space ] [It's really gotten personal between aspiring House Speaker McCarthy and conservative critic Matt Gaetz.] [Gaetz has asked the Architect of the Capitol to investigate McCarthy for moving stuff into the Speaker of the House's suite of offices, even though he failed to actually win the job during three ballots on Tuesday.] ["How long will he remain there before he is considered a squatter?" a Wisconsin Republican, nominated House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker – his fourth nomination in two days.] [“I wish we had a bigger majority,” Gallagher said, “but the American people gave us an opportunity.”] [McCarthy is not asking for a vote to keep business as usual, Gallagher said. [Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader, making history as first Black lawmaker to lead a major party in Congress](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/30/hakeem-jeffries-house-democratic-leader/10803965002/) [Taylor Greene: House speaker vote 'embarrassing'] [As the House moved to a sixth ballot to determine who will win the speaker’s gavel, GOP Rep. set to replace Pelosi](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/18/hakeem-jeffries-bio-age-family-info/10726612002/) [Davidson gives McCarthy fifth nomination] [Rep. Ex-president hasn't moved the needle on McCarthy – and many Republicans noticed ] [So far, not a single Republican opponent of Kevin McCarthy has changed his or her vote ] [after former President Donald Trump](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/13/trump-support-gop-2024-presidential-race-poll/10882346002/) urged them to back McCarthy and move on. ] [It would require a member, or multiple members, of the Republican party to reach across the aisle and cast a ballot in support of the opposite party. A voice vote was too close in a House currently without rules, and Democrats shouted for the clerk to hold a recorded vote.

Governing by chaos is back. Two years after the master of political mayhem, ex-President Donald Trump, stormed out of Washington in disgrace, Republicans have ...

A few Republicans late Tuesday seemed to be toying with the possibility that another candidate could emerge – after the House turned into a farce and their party was made a laughing stock. (While they fell short of a red wave in the House, the GOP failed to win back the Senate and Democrats grew their majority). Blake Moore told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Tuesday, arguing that McCarthy had been successful in leading his party back to power in the House. We now have a huge opportunity to step in and show what we can do.” But many voters were alienated by the ex-president’s election denialism and landed McCarthy with a much smaller and more unworkable House majority than he expected. Jim Jordan, a hero of the right, stood to nominate McCarthy for speaker, only for 19 of the rejectionists to vote that he should have the top job that he insists he doesn’t want. They brand McCarthy as a sell-out, the biggest alligator in the Washington “swamp” whom they will never trust. They don’t care that a majority of the GOP in the House wants McCarthy. — The tiny Republican majority – which means McCarthy could only afford to lose four votes for speaker – will dominate the 118th Congress. [President Joe Biden](https://www.cnn.com/politics/joe-biden) to account, the new GOP House majority arrived in town Tuesday – and promptly [failed in its most basic task](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/03/politics/house-speaker-vote-mccarthy): electing a speaker to lead it. Most poignantly, the impasse means Republicans are unable even to assume the control they won in the midterms as a new House can’t yet be sworn in. “I didn’t think we were going to get any more productive by continuing on the day,” McCarthy told reporters late Tuesday.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has failed to be elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives - but if not him, who else could fill the role?

But the congressman, who is in line to assume chairmanship of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, insists he does not want the job and spoke in favour of electing Mr McCarthy on Tuesday. Mr Biggs, 64, was nominated by a colleague as an alternative option for Speaker on Tuesday but received only 10 votes, including his own, in the first round. In three successive ballots, all 212 Democrats in the chamber voted for their own leader, New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries. He said neither Mr McCarthy nor anyone who has been in Republican House leadership over the past 10 years were acceptable to him. She was re-elected to the position this November. Candidates for speaker must be nominated by members of the House, but they don't need to be elected lawmakers of the chamber, according to the US Constitution.

Republican House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy appeared no closer Wednesday to securing the 218 votes he needs to be elected speaker.

Donalds said any member of the chamber should be allowed to call for a vote on the House leader. "When it comes to leveraging money to be spent in response, that's something the members would have to put into their calculus as well. Despite Trump's broad support among conservative Republican voters, it was not clear his new endorsement would move the needle for any of the holdouts in Congress. The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that 'Sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw.'" Scott Perry, who is among the most outspoken opponents of McCarthy's speaker bid. I think we can get to an agreement." "And Nancy Pelosi is the one who stripped it. "This was a mainstay rule in our chamber that empowered all the members of Congress," said Donalds, who on Tuesday had publicly shifted his support away from McCarthy. That would make it easier to replace the future House speaker. This left all 434 members of the House technically still members-elect, not official voting representatives. The House adjourned Wednesday night after breaking for several hours earlier in the evening to give Republicans more time to sway 20 of the party's most conservative members that have been blocking McCarthy's run for speaker. The House gaveled back in shortly after 8 p.m.

The 20 Republicans who opposed Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker of the House had something in common before Tuesday's drama: They are very conservative and ...

— The question everyone has now, of course, is what happens next. Meanwhile, Jordan, the Freedom Caucus’s founding chairman, called for the party to come together while nominating McCarthy for speaker on the second ballot. There were also several extremely conservative, anti-establishment Republicans who broke with their compatriots and voted for McCarthy, such as Reps.-elect Ken Buck, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan. [told Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/12/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-bid-00056090) that he planned to support McCarthy, who had “earned the right to lead the caucus.” And Rep.-elect Mike Collins went the opposite direction. Partisan lean is the average margin difference between how a state or district votes and how the country votes overall. And it’s likely that after the House gets organized, at least some of the newly elected anti-McCarthy voters, Reps.-elect Josh Brecheen, Eli Crane, Anna Paulina Luna and Andy Ogles, will join the House Freedom Caucus since the group’s PAC endorsed each of them. DW-NOM percentile (2nd dim.) DW-NOM percentile (1st dim.) [2](#fn-2) Though the number was somewhat surprising, the roster of McCarthy’s opponents wasn’t. representatives until a speaker is elected because the speaker has to swear in the new members.

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on April 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. By ...

At one point, Trump even referred to the House minority leader as “my Kevin,” putting a point on McCarthy’s seemingly absolute fealty. Due to the razor-thin Republican majority, McCarthy can only afford to lose four GOP votes to reach the necessary 218 mark for the speakership. “This changes neither my view of McCarthy nor Trump nor my vote.” [Donald Trump](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/donald-trump-ron-desantis-2024-threats?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Will Probably “Handle” Ron DeSantis in 2024 [Prince Harry’s Spare](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/prince-harry-spare-review?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Is a Romp That Questions the Meaning of Privacy in the 21st Century The House minority leader [2023 Oscar Nominees](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/oscar-nominations-2023-list-awards-insider?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823) “McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB,” Trump wrote. [Shocking Snubs and Surprises](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/awards-insider-oscar-nominations-snubs-surprises?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)of This Year’s Oscar Nominations [The Montreal Mafia Murders](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/the-montreal-mafia-murders?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823): Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags “Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,” Trump That number grew to 20 on the third ballot, with all the holdouts casting votes for Representative Jim Jordan. “Sad!” the Florida firebrand said in a [statement](https://www.mediaite.com/trump/sad-matt-gaetz-mocks-trumps-11th-hour-plea-for-mccarthy-says-the-never-kevin-contingent-is-holding-firm/) to Fox News. “Trump has already reiterated support,” McCarthy said on Tuesday.

El representante de California Kevin McCarthy, fue el favorable para convertirse en el portavoz de la cámara, pero sus compañeros republicanos fallaron en apoyarlo. McCarthy perdió el voto tres veces, lo cual resulto en lo siguiente, "no habiendo ...

- se aplaza la sesión hasta mañana al mediodía"

(CNN) — El fracaso de los republicanos para elegir un presidente de la Cámara de Representantes este martes después de varias rondas de votación no solo le…

Eso significa que es posible que los republicanos también tengan que esperar antes de abordar algunas de sus prioridades más apremiantes, incluidas las investigaciones sobre la administración y la familia del presidente Joe Biden. Es solo una de las muchas formas en que una batalla por el próximo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes podría paralizar a la cámara y a la mayoría republicana para que no operen de manera eficiente en sus primeros días con algunas de las sanciones más duras para el personal de base. Sin un paquete de Reglas de la Cámara aprobado al final de las operaciones del 13 de enero, las comisiones no podrán pagar al personal, según una carta enviada la semana pasada por la comisión a cargo de asuntos administrativos, que fue reportada por primera vez por Politico y obtenida por CNN.

The disorganized start to the new Congress pointed to difficulties ahead with Republicans now in control of the House.

“Everything’s on the table,” said McCarthy ally Rep. That is not on the table.” He has been here before, having bowed out of the speakers race in 2015 when he failed to win over conservatives. “The American people are watching, and it’s a good thing,” said Rep. The standoff over McCarthy has been building since Republicans won the House majority in the midterm elections. The first ballot sent votes to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, for speaker, and a right-flank leader from the Freedom Caucus offered a challenge to McCarthy — nominating Rep. Jordan, the McCarthy rival-turned-ally, was twice pushed forward by conservatives, but he does not seem to want the job. “Today, is that the day I wanted to have? Early Wednesday, Trump publicly urged Republicans to vote for McCarthy: “CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,” he wrote on his social media site. [100 years](https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-house-of-representatives-kentucky-kevin-mccarthy-e177c4405ef9b8a7b38641a15855764c) that a nominee for House speaker could not take the gavel on the first vote, but McCarthy appeared undeterred. “The American people are in charge.”

The Florida Republican added insult to injury after McCarthy suffered a trio of defeats on the floor, sending a letter accusing him of illegally occupying ...

While Mr. Mr. Following the failed series of votes, Mr.

Los republicanos ahora controlan el senado de los estados unidos, y la casa debía votar sobre quién se convertiría en su portavoz de la casa.

se aplaza la sesión hasta mañana al mediodía" La cámara no puede inaugurar el nuevo congreso ni tomar juramento a nuevos miembros hasta que se elija un orador. Los republicanos ahora controlan el senado de los estados unidos, y la casa debía votar sobre quién se convertiría en su "portavoz de la casa" sin embargo, llegaron a una conclusión el día de hoy sin llegar a un acuerdo.

Donald Trump called on Republicans to support Representative Kevin McCarthy, but the party's hard-right contingent instead lined up in a symbolic show of no ...

McCarthy was unable to capture the votes needed to become speaker on the first ballot, lawmakers had to proceed to a second ballot. After the conversation, Mr. On Tuesday, as the California Republican suffered defeat after humiliating defeat on the House floor, Mr. At the same time, lawmakers in the House will be attempting to lift the deadlock. “How do you think this looks to the rest of the world?” Mr. Following the failed series of votes, Mr. “We do not seek to judge people by the color of their skin, but rather the content of their character,” Mr. Murray, 72, was sworn in on Tuesday for her sixth term and was promptly elected as the president pro tempore of the Senate — a position that would normally put her third in the order of succession, after the vice president and the speaker of the House. “And that’s what we’re trying to provide to the best of our ability.” At the same time, Mr. The result was that Mr. McCarthy vowed to keep fighting, and he and his allies adjourned the House temporarily late Wednesday afternoon so he could huddle with his top deputies and the ringleaders of the opposition to explore a resolution.

El líder de los legisladores republicanos, Kevin McCarthy, vuelve a fracasar en su intento de hacerse con la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes de ...

McCarthy, representante por California, prometió luchar hasta el final por el puesto de presidente a pesar del penoso espectáculo. Y lo superaremos, por muy complicado que sea”. Las votaciones arrojaban casi el mismo resultado, 20 conservadores que seguían negándose a apoyarle y que le dejaban muy lejos de los 218 votos que suelen necesitarse para ser nombrado presidente de la Cámara de Representantes. “Creo que la gente necesita trabajar un poco más”, manifestó McCarthy. Incluso eso fue controvertido, ya que la Cámara votó 216-214 —entre gritos y tumultos— en favor de levantar la sesión hasta el siguiente día. Debían volver al anochecer, pero McCarthy quería tomarse un descanso hasta el jueves.

La oposición a la elección de Kevin McCarthy como presidente de la Cámara por parte de estos 20 representantes republicanos, 18 de ellos proponentes de la ...

Crédito: Andrew Harnik/AP Harris, el único republicano en la delegación de ocho miembros de la Cámara de Representantes de Maryland, ha sido miembro del Freedom Caucus y un aliado cercano del representante Jim Jordan de Ohio. "La oficina del presidente de la Cámara en el Capitolio está siendo ocupada actualmente por Kevin McCarthy", tuiteó Gaetz el martes por la noche. El martes sin embargo se le vió conversando con Ocasio-Cortez en el recinto de la Cámara. Bishop, el único republicano por Carolina del Norte en votar contra McCarthy dijo aen un tuit que “Kevin McCarthy no es el candidato adecuado para ser el presidente de la Cámara. Biggs es también uno de los representantes que el Comité del 6 de enero recomendó que sea investigado por el Comité de Ética de la Cámara.

The House is at a standstill until the election of a speaker, which has sharply divided establishment Republicans and a faction of hard-line conservatives who ...

The GOP's failure to get the 118th Congress going shows how the performative nature of today's Trumpified party is making it incapable of governing.

[small-dollar donations](https://www.propublica.org/article/how-josh-hawley-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-juiced-their-fundraising-numbers). These congressional Kardashians don’t have a governing principle beyond obstruction and attention, of which they’ve [all been getting](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/marjorie-taylor-greene-lauren-boebert-matt-gaetz-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-vote) amid this week’s party meltdown. Even Trump’s [call](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-endorsement-donald-trump) on Wednesday morning to back McCarthy didn’t work, as he [lost a fourth](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/04/us/house-speaker-vote) and fifth vote hours later. [threats](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/mccarthys-struggle-to-lock-down-house-speaker-roils-gop-caucus-delays-key-committee-assignments.html) to appeasement to donations—literally, [donating to 17 out of the 20](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/04/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-donations-republicans) congresspeople who then prevented him from becoming Speaker. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/maxpcohen/status/1610377165480296450?s=43&t=Y_LHoaRhZGougT7GmsKovg), “Rep. [didn’t even bother](https://www.vox.com/2020/8/24/21399396/republican-convention-platform-2020-2016) writing a new convention platform in 2020, relying on its reality television host’s demented charisma. The party that was once hostage to Trump is now hostage to Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz and his [218 votes](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-elects-speaker-tuesdays-vote-make-history-rcna63998) needed in a quorum of 434. [straight line](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/newt-gingrich-says-youre-welcome/570832/) from Newt Gingrich to the Tea Party to Donald Trump to a Colorado congresswoman named Lauren Boebert saying she wants a “ [single-member motion to vacate](https://twitter.com/mollyjongfast/status/1610315784882114560).” Such a motion would mean that any member of the House, at any time, could call a new Speaker election. And now that Trump is off the main stage, the cult no longer has a personality. They just don’t seem to want to give McCarthy the job. Not only were Democrats unified, but they [busted out the popcorn](https://rollcall.com/2023/01/03/democrats-break-out-the-popcorn-for-republicans-speaker-fight/) to enjoy watching the car crash across the aisle.

En la segunda jornada de votaciones del miércoles, el ala extrema del Partido Republicano bloqueó nuevamente en tres rondas de votos consecutivas vez la ...

Su nominación fue seguida por una ovación en honor al aspirante a suceder a Nancy Pelosi al frente de la Cámara Baja. Tras tres rondas de votaciones nominales en las que McCarthy volvió a fracasar en su intento de ser nombrado presidente de la Cámara Baja por no tener el apoyo de 21 legisladores. El postulado por los disidentes fue Byron Donalds, representante de Florida que obtuvo 20 votos. “ Republicanos, no conviertan un gran triunfo en una gigantesca y vergonzosa derrota”, escribió Trump en su red, Truth Social, El martes, 20 republicanos dieron su apoyo a Jim Jordan, representante de Ohio, que no solo no quiere el puesto sino que fue el encargado de presentar la candidatura de McCarthy en la segunda votación, algo que no hizo sino alimentar la sensación de caos. La Cámara de Representantes vuelve este jueves a intentar elegir su presidente después de que el miércoles Kevin McCarthy volviera a fracasar en su intento de ganar el cargo por

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told reporters that he needed the California Republican to display sufficient fiscal conservatism. “Is he willing to shut the ...

Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. While some moderate Republicans have scoffed at the idea of such a deal, it seems to have been put forth more as a mechanism to scare recalcitrant conservatives into supporting McCarthy than a serious proposal. Rep. The Louisiana Republican has long been mooted as the most likely Republican alternative to McCarthy. This could also end up being a stalemate of a size and scope that has a lot in common with the Western Front in World War I. These include placing conservatives on the powerful House Rules Committee, which sets the terms of how bills can be debated in chamber and changing House procedure to allow just a single member to offer a motion to declare the office of speaker vacant and hold a new election. A lot of the key issues focus on whether the rebels feel that McCarthy will be sufficiently constrained to block the type of bipartisan spending bills that are anathema on the right. That’s a non-negotiable item.” (Norman seems to have conflated raising the debt ceiling, which involves the Treasury’s ability to issue new debt and would otherwise result in credit default by the United States, with the actual funding of the government.) Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told reporters that he needed the California Republican to display sufficient fiscal conservatism. While some of the rebels — largely from the House Freedom Caucus — are considered to be “Never Kevin,” others are amenable to supporting McCarthy if sufficient concessions are made. On Thursday the House held five separate votes to select the next speaker and got the same result every time, and each time Republican

Kevin McCarthy, the prospective House speaker, appears to be short of the votes he need to unite Republicans. Here are live updates on Tuesday's voting, ...

The math indicates that if as many as 11 Republicans vote “present,” McCarthy won’t get his majority, and the Speaker’s election will go to a second ballot, which will occur right away. (The name most often heard is House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, who is loyally backing McCarthy.) For his part, McCarthy has indicated he will doggedly pursue his own election through subsequent ballots until the opposition crumbles; dealmaking is likely to go on behind the scenes as long as the balloting continues. But conservative extremists in the House Freedom Caucus are now trying either to defeat McCarthy or to shake him down for [reports](https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1610290177682841601) that Alabama representative Mike Rogers told the caucus that anyone who does not vote for McCarthy will not get a committee seat for the next two years. He has already [made a number of them](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3795223-mccarthy-offers-concessions-to-detractors-with-house-rules-package/). McCarthy lost 19 Republican votes in the count. If an anti-McCarthy GOP House member voted “present,” it would have taken ten votes to sink him in the first round of voting. There’s now talk of an adjournment (there are still a fair number of children on the floor who are probably getting hungry and grouchy), though Team McCarthy has resisted that option up until now out of fear that additional time will allow his foes to plot. Many Democrats enjoyed their front-row seats to the disarray, cheering for Nancy Pelosi as she voted for Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker: But in the first round of voting on Monday, he lost the votes of 19 Republicans — when he could afford to lose just four defectors. Thanks to an [underwhelming midterm](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/democratic-strategy-won-2022-midterm-elections-senate-house.html) for his party, the long-standing GOP leader in the House must unite a [cantankerous bunch](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/the-mtg-boebert-feud-is-fueled-by-diverging-political-paths.html) to get enough votes to become [Speaker](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/will-mccarthy-face-the-loss-of-his-speakership-every-day.html). He lost the second and third rounds early on in the voting as well.

The House continued a historic floor showdown — the first in a century — prompted by the Republican leader's failure to secure a majority to become speaker.

Mr. Underscoring the chilly reception even Mr. Even the former president worked the phones for Mr. But as Mr. At the same time, Mr. The result was that Mr. McHenry and Mr. Both on Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr. On Wednesday, Mr. But even as his allies scrounged to pick up the votes he would need to command a majority, Mr. [creation of a committee](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/house-republican-committee-weaponization-government.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-new-congress&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)to scrutinize what Republicans say is the “weaponization” of government against conservatives. With all members elected to the House present and voting, Mr.

The US House of Representatives will return on Thursday after six failed votes. What needs to change?

He is considered a staunch, southern conservative and has literally bled for the party, having been seriously wounded in the 2017 attack on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice. Could such a thing happen in the US House of Representatives, as well? Surrender has to be considered a possible, even likely, outcome for Mr McCarthy after more than two days of failure. He also agreed to lower the threshold for triggering a vote on whether to unseat the speaker to only one House member. His hope is that momentum toward victory would increase the pressure for those opposing him to throw in the towel and placate rank-and-file members on his side who are getting increasingly frustrated at the ongoing deadlock. The current strategy from Kevin McCarthy appears to be to fight a war of attrition.