Inside the Final Hours of Kevin McCarthy's Speaker Fight
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight session.
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight session.
Without a speaker, the House cannot convene and start official business, and restive lawmakers were once again left hanging in the balance.
McCarthy told Republicans in a call early Friday that he had made more concessions but hadn’t reached a deal with a contingent of far-right lawmakers. Before the House met ahead of an expected 12th vote, lawmakers, mostly Democrats, marked the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot.
Near collisions abound on Capitol Hill as House members make history in failing to elect a speaker after three days and more than 10 futile votes.
A monthslong lobbying effort has failed to yield the breakthrough the California Republican would need to cement the top job, threatening a messy floor fight just as his party is assuming control of the House.