Speaker Standoff News Today

>> the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] >> kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. >> i make this promise -- ill never give up for you, the american people. and i wi...

ruhle starts now ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight, after two days and six separate votes, there is still no speaker of the house. the divide in the republican party, as both sides signal theyre not giving up without a fight. republican lauren boebert is here to explain her beef with ken mccarthy. and as the house is divided in washington, a rare moment of bipartisanship in kentucky. what the next two years of a split government may look like as the 11th hour gets underway on this very important ...

still no speaker of the house. the divide in the republican party, as both sides signal theyre not giving up without a fight. republican lauren boebert is here to explain her beef with kevin mccarthy. and as the house is divided in washington, a rare moment of bipartisanship in kentucky. what the next two years of a split government may look like as the 11th hour gets underway on this very important wednesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle. we begin t...

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The typical pageantry and protocol that we are used to seeing when a new congress begins. it just isnt usually at 1:45 in the morning. >> although it is january 7th, and this is around i mean these small hours of the morning what happened two years ago on that sober anniversary all americans watching what happened in these very chambers. i want to go right now to melanie zanona on capitol hill. you have been holding down the fort over there. what happens next tonight if we can predict anything? ...

>> the president needs to tell kevin mccarthy that, sir, you do not have the votes and its time to withdraw. >> reporter: sunlen serfaty, cnn, washington. >> joining me now to talk more about all of this, the speaker battles and beyond, is senior congressional correspondent for punchbowl news. good to see you. is that conservative freedom caucus stronger or weaker after this speaker standoff? >> theyre absolutely stronger, fredricka. and the reason is because they were able to extract key conces...

Trump for a long time and several years, im fascinated by the fact that hes still sticking with kevin mccarthy. because we both know, stephanie, that donald trump is loud of the fact that he hates losers. now you have kevin mccarthy going through six losses in front of the nation. this is a humiliating moment for the republican party. but personally, this is a humiliating moment for kevin mccarthy. and i just dont know how donald trump is going to have to continue to stick with them. as jackie s...