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the honoring kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. [applause] the honoring jim jordan of the state of ohio has received 19. [applause] no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by sur name of speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> madam clerk, i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy for the position of speaker of the house. >> the gentleman is recognized. [applause] the gentleman is recogn...

Reporters a little bit earlier. Why do it today . The idea that you why not . Rip the bandaid off here or what . Why not . I think matt has planned this all along. Didnt matter what we transpired. Youre calling his bluff . Yeah. Mccarthy or one of his allies can delay by asking the house to kill gaetzs resolution. But he has little chance of winning that vote without at least some support from democrats. And they have been clear this is the republicans mess to figure out. They wont save him. Tod...

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0 >> harris: yeah, bret baier, on "special report." you have transportation secretary pete buttigieg. find our co-workers luggage. >> i will. >> harris: thank you so very much. this is fun, right, em? we will cover it as it happens. "america reports." >> sandra: great coverage, team. "america reports" with a live look at the house floor where lawmakers are back at it for a third day now trying to select a house speaker and once again it appears congressman elect kevin mccarthy is headed for defe...

You would expect maybe the very hard right republicans, matt gaetz, lauren boebert to be against you, but its a broader percent of republicans that are not voting for mccarthy and its not good going into the evening. >> neil: democrats are told stay close, dont wander. a hakeem jeffrey said he will get to 212, maybe more. you need 218. you need -- you had a hope that some of your republican colleagues sort of wander or take a long time at one of the snack machines or cafeteria. then all of the t...

The already long lines of government workers who have been told to stay home. >> overnight, the environmental protection agency closed its doors, the latest department to shutter as the government shuts down, enters an eighth day. more agencies, more government services are expected to run out of funds as weeks go on, adding to the growing number of federal workers fearing for their financial futures. there are concerns the shutdown could stretch into the new year. thats the expectation. neither...

Robert mueller. >> you could also say doug jones, because the math changes in the senate. he is seated and the advantage shrinks for the republicans and its harder for them to get through major legislation. so christmas in paris, greg. >> reporter: one other real quick point, the republicans, they have gotten what they want, they got the tax bill. i think a lot of republicans will now move away from trump. >> wow, thats an interesting prediction for 2018. we will talk to you in about 30 minutes....

Virginia last year would have become a 9-4 romney triumph. this is part of a trend. republicans thanks to the wave elections of 2010 control governorships in a number of big blue states. now, with the gops national chairman cheering them on, republicans in many of the states are talking more and more about pursuing similar rules changes. the effect could be massive. currently, two states, maine and nebraska, award electoral votes by congressional districts. only once in nebraska in 2008 resulted...

Independent swing states but given that mitt romney called this home away from home and the fact that john sununu is working the phones he thinks its becomes a red state this fall. >>neil: the math changes with the swing state attention that we hear about as we look at the stage the big speech is at 10:30 east eastern, when he addresses the convention goers. and the former new hampshire governor who joins me right now was chief of staff in the senior administration. what do you think mitt romney...

Unions and san jose, a democratic matter, so maybe it is not so crazy when folks like michael reagan say california could be in play. but the math changes. how does that change a campaign? >>governor huckabee: the unions have miscalculated that they have pushed if adele -- pushed for additional benefits in the private sector and those paying for the benefits, public unions, are saying that is crazy. chicago is voting whether to go on strike. you talking about asking for 30 percent pay increase i...