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U.S. House Republicans fail to unite on Speaker candidate amid a sharp disagreement within the party’s more conservative faction

The 19 lawmakers who voted against Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the first ballot to become the next speaker of the House stuck by their guns, with the group shifting their votes toward House Judiciary Chairman-elect Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the second ballot on Tuesday.

California's Rep. Kevin McCarthy falls short of the votes needed to be elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Nineteen House Republicans voted on Tuesday for someone other than Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to be the next speaker of the House. 

Pivotal in seeing if he can overcome this group of 19 or not. this vote is pivotal because we will see if mccarthy starts to bleed support, or if some of them want to give in and go home. >> the republicans who voted against mccarthy on the first ballot, andy biggs, michael cloud, eli crane, matt gaetz, mary miller, ralph norman, scott perry, matt rosendale, and theres one individual here whose family i met because they disavowed him is paul gosar, and they described january 6th as a

The 19 lawmakers who voted against Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the first ballot to become the next speaker of the House stuck by their guns, with the group shifting their votes toward House Judiciary Chairman-elect Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the second ballot on Tuesday.

GOP turmoil sank Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy on three votes for speaker of the House in the new Congress. Dem. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries also got votes.

GOP turmoil sank Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy on three votes for speaker of the House in the new Congress. Dem. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries also got votes.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy received 203 votes to Democratic nominee Hakeem Jeffries’ 212 votes, with the remaining support going to other GOP lawmakers.