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One chaotic week, 15 votes, and finally, a House speaker: Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy had been on the cusp of victory in the 14th round of voting late Friday, but he fell one vote short. After nearly adjourning, the House remained in session and elected McCarthy on the 15th ballot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Kevin McCarthy clinches late night vote to become US House speaker

Republican Kevin McCarthy said: "Now the work begins," after being elected as US House Speaker in a historic 15th ballot having persuaded opponents in his own party to back him

Daily Mirror

McCarthy overcomes GOP rebellion to be elected House Speaker

WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin McCarthy achieved his long-held ambition of becoming House speaker early Saturday after quelling a rebellion by GOP conservative hardliners, but at the cost of further weakening his precarious position within a sharply divided party.

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Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was elected speaker of the House early Saturday morning after four days and 15 ballots, resuscitating a chamber that had been paralyzed as it endured the longest struggle to elect a leader since the Civil War.

Los Angeles Times

Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House speaker

The California lawmaker narrowly overcomes opposition from right-wing legislators to secure the speaker’s gavel.

Al Jazeera

Texans help elect Kevin McCarthy speaker after dramatic late-night votes

Texas Republicans were key players in the intraparty fight over how its leaders would run the U.S. House of Representatives, with right-wing members ultimately securing major wins in the fight.

The Texas Tribune

Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker after historic battle with GOP rebels

The California Republican’s hard-won ascendancy follows a feud with GOP rebels.

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Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 15th round after fight nearly breaks out

Lawmakers nearly came to blows as historic streak of voting neared dramatic conclusion

The Independent UK

McCarthy loses 14th vote for speaker amid drama on House floor

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California lost his 14th ballot for speaker Friday evening in the most dramatic fashion possible, falling a single vote shy of the outright majority he needed.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy blocked again in stunning loss on 14th speaker vote

WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered a stunning and humiliating loss in the 14th round of balloting for speaker, just hours after he and his allies had put together a compromise they expected would win over his opponents.

Tribune News Service

Kevin McCarthy narrowly loses 14th House speaker vote in stunning setback

Republicans had placed their hopes in a deal with far-right detractors, but Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert thwarted that plan

The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy elected Republican US House speaker, but at a cost

Embattled Republican Kevin McCarthy is finally elected US House speaker after 15 rounds of voting over four chaotic days.

ABC News

Madison Cawthorn claims ‘incredible threats’ behind Kevin McCarthy speakership push

Ousted congressman Madison Cawthorn claims House Republicans supporting Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be House Speaker are using dirty tactics to get their way.

Tribune News Service

Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to far-right Republicans risk tanking the global economy

The US defaulting on its debt would risk tanking the US and global economy

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Los Angeles Times

McCarthy falls short again, but says he has the votes to win

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California told reporters Friday that he has the votes to be elected speaker, promising an end to a historic stalemate that has paralyzed Congress all week.

Zenger

McCarthy Took $2 Million From FTX Crypto Scam Co-Founder

He hasn't said what he intends to do about the money, while other Republicans have turned FTX funds over to the U.S. Treasury.

The Independent UK

A look at the final GOP holdouts McCarthy hopes to sway

Six GOP members-elect remain opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy going into a late-night vote to determine the next speaker of the House

Roll Call

McCarthy wins speaker election, finally - Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy officially secured the speaker’s gavel, elected on the 15th ballot with 216 votes, after four days of unsuccessful House votes.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 7 January 2023

The Sinaloa Cartel was dealt a significant blow this week with the capture of Ovidio Guzmán. You know the name. The city of Culiacán descended into an orgy of retaliatory violence.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy sees path to victory as House sets up late vote

WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin McCarthy was increasingly confident Friday that he’ll gain the additional votes he needs to be elected as House speaker after converting some of the holdouts that had blocked him over the previous three days.

Tribune News Service

GOP congressman: Consensus candidate for speaker is 'Plan B' if McCarthy can't win

WASHINGTON — Two former members of Congress from west Michigan, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton and Justin Amash, were floated this week as alternative candidates for speaker of the U.S. House in the case that California's Kevin McCarthy can't clinch the Republican votes needed for election.

Roll Call

Expecting win, McCarthy comes up short again in late-night vote - Roll Call

Republican Kevin McCarthy continued to be stymied in his bid to become House speaker by opponents in his own party.

Tribune News Service

House Republicans want to wipe out staff unions, but it’s not that simple

WASHINGTON — The House rules package proposed by Republican Kevin McCarthy, the man who would be speaker, aims to kneecap congressional staff’s nascent labor movement, but union supporters say his attempt at union-busting may go worse than his bid for the speaker’s gavel.

The Denver Post

Will Lauren Boebert’s opposition to Kevin McCarthy help or hurt her politically?

DENVER — No matter what concessions fellow Republicans threw her way, no matter how much pressure she faced in or out of Congress, Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert held fast in her opposition to U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy falls short again, but says he has the votes to win

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