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McCarthy, Jeffries Offer Fiery Speeches After Final Vote

New House Speaker McCarthy, Jeffries make promises as 118th Congress kicks off

(Newser) - House Republican Kevin McCarthy finally ascended to the speaker's chair in Saturday's early hours after a night marked by tension and chaos, and both he and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered fiery speeches that roused their respective parties and, at various times, the chamber as a whole:
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In 14th Round, McCarthy Falls Short by One Vote
After 15 Rounds,
McCarthy Elected Speaker
UPDATED
Jan 6, 2023 11:17 PM CST

After 15 Rounds, McCarthy Elected Speaker

Victory followed chaotic scenes on House floor

(Newser) - It was 15th time that proved lucky for Rep. Kevin McCarthy—the Republican was elected speaker of the House at around 12:30am ET Saturday after the longest speakership election since 1859. He received a standing ovation after getting 216 votes in the 15th round of voting. Six Republicans voted...

George Santos Issues a Memorable Line

'You can't make this crap up' GOP lawmaker-elect accused of lying says as House votes on speaker

(Newser) - Despite calls from Democrats (and even some Republicans ) for Rep.-elect George Santos to consider resigning his new post after accusations he's lied about his career and personal life, the embattled GOP lawmaker showed up Tuesday for the first convening of the 118th Congress, with the House gathered...

C-SPAN Showing Us What We Normally Can't See

Network has been able to capture the goings-on all throughout the House chamber, a rarity

(Newser) - C-SPAN generally makes for pretty dull viewing, except for the wonkiest of political fans. But the ongoing Kevin McCarthy speakership votes in the House have changed that dramatically, if temporarily. As New York magazine puts it, what viewers are seeing amounts to "C-SPAN gone wild." Or as CNN...

Report: McCarthy Has 2-Phase Plan to Win Speakership

Phase one will involve getting at least a few rebels to change sides, sources say

(Newser) - After 11 failed attempts with near-identical results, Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be hoping for something different when the House reconvenes Friday to continue what is now the longest-running speakership election since before the Civil War. Some 20 hardline conservatives have consistently voted against McCarthy, but some opponents said late Thursday...

House of Representatives Is Currently a 'Useless Entity'

Members can't be sworn in while deadlock over electing a speaker continues

(Newser) - What some critics would argue is the usual state of affairs is currently the official reality in the House of Representatives: With no speaker chosen, the chamber is a "useless entity," unable to swear in its members, let alone conduct other business including passing laws or forming committees,...

Report: McCarthy Makes More Concessions to GOP Rebels

He says progress was made in negotiations after 6th vote for speaker

(Newser) - After six stinging defeats over two days in his quest to become House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy is expected to keep trying when the chamber reconvenes at noon Thursday. Sources tell the Washington Post that during an hourslong adjournment after Wednesday's third vote, McCarthy made more concessions to a...

As House Adjourns, GOP Frustration With Holdouts Grows
McCarthy Wins
More Time With
House Adjournment
updated
Jan 4, 2023 8:05 PM CST

McCarthy Wins More Time With House Adjournment

Chamber will reconvene at noon Thursday, allowing speaker candidates to cut deals

(Newser) - On a two-vote margin, the House decided Wednesday night to adjourn until noon Thursday after six votes so far this week have failed to choose the next speaker. This already is the most protracted election for speaker the House has seen in a century—and it's far from clear...

After McCarthy Loses 6th Round, House Takes a Break

Results were identical in 3 rounds of voting Wednesday

(Newser) - Wednesday's fourth vote for House speaker ended up with Democrat Hakeem Jeffries in the lead, as did the fifth vote—and then the sixth. With 201 votes in the fourth, fifth, and sixth votes, Kevin McCarthy ended up some 16 votes shy of the 217 votes that are needed...

Speaker Vote Gets Rowdy After Alcohol Accusation

Republican said there was 'popcorn, alcohol, and blankets' on Democratic side of chamber

(Newser) - Things got a little rowdy in the House chamber Wednesday as members prepared for the third attempt of the day—and sixth overall—to elect a new speaker. Republican Rep. Kat Cammack nominated Rep. Kevin McCarthy, but some Democrats loudly objected to her speech, repeatedly disrupting it. Addressing the House,...

House Convenes, and McCarthy Gives It Another Go
4th Time Isn't a Charm
for Kevin McCarthy
UPDATED
Jan 4, 2023 12:22 PM CST

4th Time Isn't a Charm for Kevin McCarthy

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds received 20 votes

(Newser) - A current president and a former one used the word "embarrassing" in reference to the current situation in the House of Representatives, a situation that was unchanged as of midday Wednesday. Kevin McCarthy failed to clinch the vote for House Speaker for a fourth time, in a vote that...

Gaetz Swings at 'Squatter' in Speaker's Office

He's referring to Kevin McCarthy in letter sent to Architect of the Capitol

(Newser) - The 118th Congress is still without a House speaker, a point Rep. Matt Gaetz emphasized Tuesday in his letter to the Architect of the Capitol to complain about the current state of the House speaker's office—which is currently occupied by Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Three consecutive votes failed to...

Here Are 3 Possible McCarthy Replacements

Though all of them face hurdles

(Newser) - After a historic day in the House of Representatives that ended with the legislative body adjourning without having elected a Speaker , it's not clear what will happen next—other than the fact that representatives will reconvene at noon Wednesday, PBS reports. A fourth round of voting is expected at...

GOPers Cheer Removal of 'Hunk of Garbage' at Capitol

Republicans remove controversial metal detectors outside of House chamber put in place after Jan. 6

(Newser) - Little else is getting done as Republicans hash out who's going to be the next speaker of the House, but one order of business important to the GOP did take place Tuesday: The metal detectors outside of the chamber, installed at the order of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi after the...

With No Speaker Chosen, House Adjourns

Kevin McCarthy lost 3 rounds of voting

(Newser) - After a chaotic first day of the 118th Congress, the House has voted to adjourn for the day, with no speaker of the House elected. GOP frontrunner Kevin McCarthy lost all three rounds of voting Tuesday, with 19 conservative Republicans voting against him the first two rounds and 20 in...

Speaker Vote Goes to 2nd Ballot
McCarthy Loses
3rd Round of Voting
UPDATED
Jan 3, 2023 4:39 PM CST

McCarthy Loses 3rd Round of Voting

One of his supporters switched to Jim Jordan after the second ballot

(Newser) - For the first time in a century, the vote for speaker of the House has gone to a second ballot—and beyond. Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy has now lost three rounds of voting. He got 203 votes on the first ballot when the minimum needed was 218. In the second...

&#39;Never Kevins&#39; Could Still Derail McCarthy&#39;s Speaker Bid
Tuesday's Vote for
House Speaker
Could Be Historic
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 2, 2023 1:52 PM CST

Tuesday's Vote for House Speaker Could Be Historic

Vote hasn't gone to a second ballot in 100 years, but Kevin McCarthy's bid is looking shaky

(Newser) - When the House reconvenes on Tuesday, the first vote will be on choosing a new speaker—and for the first time in a century, it could take more than one ballot. Kevin McCarthy is the Republican nominee, but a group of hardline conservatives nicknamed the "Never Kevins" is threatening...

Lead Dem in Jan. 6 Investigation Has Cancer

Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin says he expects to be able to work through treatment

(Newser) - Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that's a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment, the AP reports. Raskin, who will be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the...

House Jan. 6 Panel Releases Final Report

It's 'a final act for House Democrats'

(Newser) - The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol, concluding an extraordinary 18-month investigation into the former president...

This Bust Is About to Get Booted From US Capitol

House passes legislation to remove head of SCOTUS justice who wrote Dred Scott ruling

(Newser) - The House passed legislation Wednesday that calls for removing from the Capitol a bust of the US Supreme Court justice who wrote the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that held African Americans weren't citizens. The bust of Roger B. Taney, the nation's fifth chief justice, sits inside the...

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