Kevin McCarthy has once again made history by losing a third series of votes for speaker of the House.
The latest defeats occurred throughout Thursday into the evening after Mr McCarthy offered hardline Republicans even more concessions to secure the speaker’s gavel. Rep Matt Gaetz of Florida switched up his vote to nominate former President Donald Trump as speaker during the eighth vote. The House of Representatives has now conducted nearly a dozen votes without selecting a speaker, paralyzing the chamber and drawing increasingly impatient statements from Republicans in the Senate.
