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Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker after historic battle with GOP rebels

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

Axios

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

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Zenger

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

The Independent UK

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.

Roll Call

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 7 January 2023

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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.

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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.

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Los Angeles Times

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

WEKU

Congress wasn't always this dysfunctional (except it kind of was)

You've likely heard lots this week about how rare the repeated failed Speaker votes have been. But is this a new level of dysfunction for Congress?

Reason

Cameras Should Stay in Place After the House Picks a Speaker

C-SPAN has shown House proceedings since 1979 but only what the House chooses to let it show. That needs to change.

Texas Observer

Far-Right Texas Republicans Mutiny at the Capitol

Naturally, a few of the state’s 25 GOP representatives are in the eye of the storm during the ongoing fight over Speaker of the House.

Salon

McCarthy thinks tonight's the night

After picking up 15 new votes on Friday, McCarthy is optimistic that this will all end in his favor

ABC News

How a small group of Republicans nicknamed the 'Never Kevins' nearly scuttled Kevin McCarthy's career and caused days of chaos

Kevin McCarthy spent years tying himself into political knots to win over the right-wing fringe of the Republican Party, only to watch his dreams nearly unravel over four chaotic days.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy gains on 13th vote but still just short of majority

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy fell just short of a majority in a 13th speaker ballot on Friday, but he has managed to win over some key Republicans, including Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry and influential conservative Chip Roy, that showed he was finally starting to turn the tide in his…

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