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Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

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.

The U.S. House remained stymied Thursday, with Republicans unable to reach consensus about whether Kevin McCarthy should lead them

Going to happen to the next guy? the holdouts are not saying we are ready to coalesce around this other person who actually could win the majority and the caucus support. they are still in a standoff and he is waiting for them to blink, and as long as most republicans in the caucus support him he has the ability to do that. >> by the way, you mentioned this point as well, about the perception that some of the holdouts were slighted by him during the election process. i, mean the mccarthy pack ha...

Big news out of the legacy media. There might be a deal today, or maybe not. There was an agreement last night but...

Roy, R-Austin, as well as U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Victoria, and Rep.-elect Keith Self, R-McKinney, switched their votes for McCarthy after voting against him 11 times.

In the race for House speaker, Kevin McCarthy promised to deliver "progress." The Republican leader did flip many opponents, but the gavel isn't yet his.

>> that was chip roy who just voted for kevin mccarthy. >> youre nodding, congressman. im guessing thats not a surprise for you. can you tell us, first of all, is hern there? whats the number of republicans who are not able to be there today? >>en kevin hern is there today. he is expected to be gone this weekend. this is going to be a fluid situation. keep in mind a narrowly divided house, week in and week out, i have been in some of these negotiations. i have talked for hours to chip roy, scott...

The U.S. House slogged through more votes for speaker Thursday, with Republicans unable to reach consensus about whether Kevin McCarthy should lead them during the 118th Congress, or if another

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy made significant gains overnight in the ongoing speaker race, flipping 14 of the 21 Republican holdouts.