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The Latest Breaking News from Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy delays next vote until Thursday after six humiliating defeats in Speaker bid

Republicans see little progress after marathon of votes

The Independent UK

‘Best season of CSPAN … ever’: Twitter has a field day with House GOP’s speaker vote debacle

Even Wikipedia got in on the action

The Independent UK

Texas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress get to work

Texans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.

The Texas Tribune

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Perino on speaker stalemate: "Get drunk"

"They need to all get drunk and have a moment," Perino says

Salon

Colbert on speaker votes: ‘Pure uncut Peruvian blue flake Schadenfreude’

Late-night hosts discuss Kevin McCarthy’s historic failure to be elected speaker of the House and George Santos’s lies

The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy fails to secure majority in US House – again

US House adjourns for a second day without a speaker after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy lost six votes in a row.

Al Jazeera

Biden calls House GOP dysfunction ‘embarrassing’ as voting for Speaker set to continue for second day

Mr Biden says the House’s failure to elect a Speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress is “not a good look” for the country

The Independent UK

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Jake Tapper goes viral for ‘child molester’ quip in analysis of Kevin McCarthy House speaker chaos

There was an awkward on-air moment during a conversation between CNN anchors on the current GOP disarray

The Independent UK

Blow for Donald Trump as party loyalists snub him amid Republican civil war

House Republicans, who narrowly won the November 2022 Midterms, failed to elect a Leader as rebels defied Donald Trump. The last time a vote like this failed was 100 years ago

Daily Mirror

Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like 'being mayor of hell'

WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy surely could have seen defeat coming: The wave that swamped him has been building for years.

Los Angeles Times

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Plus: House speaker still uncertain, teacher's MAGA hat protected by the First Amendment, and more...

Reason

Trump issues blustering McCarthy endorsement as House readies fourth Speaker vote

Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer a full-throated defence of Kevin McCarthy

The Independent UK

GOP can't govern — and doesn't want to

As Kevin McCarthy reaps the whirlwind, let's hope voters understand this chaos was never really about Donald Trump

Salon

Trump's desperate plea to save McCarthy

Trump had declined to say whether he still backs McCarthy, letting him hang in the wind for 24 hours

Salon

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The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz twists knife over Kevin McCarthy’s failed House votes branding him ‘a squatter’ in speaker’s office

Mr McCarthy failed to get enough votes to become House speaker in three separate roll call votes on Tuesday – marking the first time in more than 100 years where a speaker was not elected in the opening vote

The Independent UK

AOC reveals why she was chatting with GOP opponent who fantasised about killing her in anime video

The progressive Democrat and Representative Paul Gosar were seen talking on the House floor amid the chaotic speaker’s vote

The Independent UK

Scattered jeers heard as George Santos casts first House speaker vote for Kevin McCarthy

New York Republican sat alone on House floor as weight of scandals persists

The Independent UK

Trump news: Trump promises ‘monster’ 2024 on Jan 6 anniversary

Former president has endorsed GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House

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Axios

Trump publicly urges House GOP to back McCarthy for speaker

The House is in a standstill after McCarthy fell short of the votes needed to be elected speaker on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

How Matt Gaetz and AOC cleared the air on their positions over Kevin McCarthy vote

AOC shoots down suggestions from her opponents that Democrats are making a deal with McCarthy

Evening Standard

Republicans set for talks after Kevin McCarthy losing Speaker votes sends US House into chaos

The day of high political drama was the first time in a century the House had failed to choose a Speaker after a first round vote

The Independent UK

House speaker vote – live: McCarthy vows to fight on despite humiliation as House adjourns amid chaotic scenes

Kevin McCarthy continues failing to get enough votes to become the next House speaker

The Guardian - US

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals why she was talking to far-right Republicans

New York Democrat was seen speaking with rightwingers, one of whom once tweeted an anime-style video depicting him killing her

Reuters

McCarthy fails for second day to win U.S. House speaker vote

Republicans in the House of Representatives failed for a second straight day to elect a leader on Wednesday, as a faction of holdouts repeatedly defied former President Donald Trump's call to unite behind his ally Kevin McCarthy.

Axios

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