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LIVE 7 PM ET: Newsmakers (Jan. 4): Why Can’t House Republicans Agree on a Leader?

January 4, 2023
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Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times congressional correspondent, talks about why House Republicans are not together in their vote for speaker of the House. Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project, also talks about the vote for House speaker. He shares his thoughts on frontrunner Kevin McCarthy. Thomas Hogan, senior research faculty at the American Institute…

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McCarthy Suffers 6th Straight Loss in Speaker Bid; House Adjourns Until Jan. 5

January 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON—After a sixth straight failure to name a new House speaker, Members adjourned until 8 p.m. on Jan. 4, sparking intense talk that some sort of deal is in the offing to resolve the deadlock. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received the same 201 votes during the sixth vote that he got on the fourth and…

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House Adjourns as McCarthy and Opponents Struggle Toward Deal for Speaker of the House

January 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) claimed “good progress” late tonight in his long-running, often fractious negotiations with dissident populist conservatives who oppose his bid to become Speaker of the House. Leaving the negotiating room in the Capitol, McCarty told reporters that he thinks “it’s probably best that people keep working tonight. I don’t think voting tonight…

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Despite Strong Trump Backing, McCarthy Loses 4th Vote for House Speaker

January 4, 2023
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Despite a strong last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump, former Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives failed again Wednesday on the chamber’s fourth ballot. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) were nominated along with McCarthy, who received 201 votes, 16 short of…

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Despite Strong Trump Backing, McCarthy Loses 4th and 5th Vote for House Speaker

January 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON—With tempers beginning to flare openly on the floor Wednesday, the new Republican House majority failed for the fifth time to elect a speaker of the House and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) continued looking for a way through the impasse. The vote on the fifth ballot showed McCarthy getting 201 votes, with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries…

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Despite Strong Trump Backing, McCarthy Loses 4th and 5th Vote for Speaker of the House

January 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON—With tempers beginning to flare openly on the floor Wednesday, the new Republican House majority failed for the fifth time to elect a speaker of the House and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) continued looking for a way through the impasse. The vote on the fifth ballot showed McCarthy getting 201 votes, with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries…

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McCarthy Suffers Sixth Straight Loss for Speaker Bid as House Adjourns for Negotiations

January 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON—After a sixth straight failure to name a new Speaker of the House, Members adjourned until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, sparking intense talk that some sort of deal is in the offing to resolve the deadlock. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received the same 201 votes the sixth time around that he got on the fourth…

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McCarthy Suffers 6th Straight Loss for Speaker Bid as House Adjourns for Negotiations

January 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON—After a sixth straight failure to name a new Speaker of the House, Members adjourned until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, sparking intense talk that some sort of deal is in the offing to resolve the deadlock. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received the same 201 votes the sixth time around that he got on the fourth…

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Full List: How House Members Voted in Speaker Election

January 3, 2023
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The U.S. House of Representatives failed in its first vote on Jan. 3 to select a speaker. The vote ended without any candidate receiving a majority. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) received 212 votes, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received 203 votes, and 19 votes were cast for others. A second vote took place, but all 19…

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McCarthy Fails in First Vote for Speaker of the House; Bitter Battle Erupts Among GOPers

January 3, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Chaos walked into the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday and made itself home as members of the new Republican majority rejected House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker, but then failed to settle on an alternative candidate. In the first vote of a tumultuous first day of the 118th Congress,…

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