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we are together. >> they've sat there, they have laughed and they have chuckled and pointed fingers at us. you know what? as my friend from florida just said, we're together. >> neil: well, not quite all together right now. the 20 that are resisting kevin mccarthy remain about that now. we're about the halfway point of a ninth vote to see who will lead the house of representatives. looks like for the ninth time in a row, kevin mccarthy is going to have to suit up for number 10. that is if we get to a number 10. under others there, you can see 11 votes for someone other than kevin mcc...

>> hah keep jeffries. >> cleaver? >> jeffries. >> cline? >> kevin mccarthy. >> cloud? >> jim jordan. >> clyburn? >> jeffries. >> clyde? >> biggs. >> cohen? >> hakeem jeffries. >> cole? >> mccarthy. >> collins? >> as we listen to the roll being called by my count, five republicans have voted against mccarthy for speaker. two voted for jim jordan, one included boebert. and two for andy biggs. garrett haake, by my count that's five and he could only lose four. on this first role call, he said he will keep this going vote after vote until they get worn down or something breaks. is that y...

And our reporting ends with President Trump reportedly saying he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute his political rivals. Thats not how it works. Its according to the reporting of the New York Times citing two people familiar with the conversation. The times reported last spring that President Trump or then President Trump told the then white house counsel, don mcgahn, that he wanted to order the doj to prosecute Hillary Clinton and james comey. Mcgahn warned the president that that could lead to your impeachment. Fox news has reached out to the white house for a response. We ...

We are now, the answer to this question is for the moment, no, we are now in territory we haven't been in in 10 years. these are 14 times before now. this is now the 15th time that a vote for house speaker has not been settled on the first ballot and will now go to a second. yes, the record was set in 1855. nathaniel prentice banks of massachusetts was elected. so when mccarthy says he's willing to go for a record number of votes, that would be the record number of votes, 133. the last time this happened at all, the last time we went to a second ballot, you've got to go back right here. 100 ye...

Jeff sessions have received votes. >> here's what usually happens. the first act of the house when the new congress starts on january 3 is to pick a speaker. the democrats nominate a candidate and the republicans nominate a candidate. the entire house votes. the majority party wins. what happens if no one scores an outright majority? the house has to vote and vote until they finally elect someone. the speaker vote has not gone to a second ballot since 1923. frederic gillette won on the ninth ballot after three days. that was nothing. in 1856, the house consumed two months and burned through 13...