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19 Republicans vote against McCarthy on second House speaker ballot

All 19 voted for Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Axios

Republican McCarthy loses vote for US House speaker again

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress.

France 24

Democrats gloat after House GOP majority fails to elect speaker for first time in 100 years

Mr McCarthy could not garner enough GOP votes to claim the speaker’s gavel after two consecutive voice votes

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Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight - Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy made history Tuesday, much to his chagrin — and Democrats made the most of the scene in the House chamber.

Roll Call

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

GOP revolt blocks McCarthy from winning House speaker on first ballot

This is the first time in more than 100 years that a Speaker's bid has failed on the first ballot.

Axios

Speaker of the House faces political peril from member deaths and resignations – especially with a narrow majority

The arm-twisting, dealmaking and vote hunting around Kevin McCarthy’s quest to be named House speaker have put on full display the fact that razor-thin majorities in both the House and the Senate are becoming a fact of life at the federal level.

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US House fails to elect new speaker in first rounds of voting

Kevin McCarthy falls short of majority in Republican-controlled chamber as he faces opposition from far-right members.

Al Jazeera

Kevin McCarthy loses second round of voting for House speaker amid GOP defections

Nineteen Republicans vote against his nomination to lead the House

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy set to fall short on first vote for speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of Republican votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in an initial roll call Tuesday, and appeared set to become the first majority party leader in a century to fail to secure the speakership on the first…

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy seeks to gut ethics watchdog

McCarthy tries to woo far-right critics by limiting nonpartisan watchdog while empowering the GOP-led House panel

Salon

Boebert curses at McCarthy meeting

McCarthy drew pushback from the GOP ahead of vote to decide the next House speaker

Salon

VIDEO FOR YOU: McCarthy faces headwinds to be House Speaker

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Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out at ‘destructionists’ blocking Kevin McCarthy’s House speaker bid

GOP Rep Dan Crenshaw calls conservative dissidents ‘pretty f***ing stupid’

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The Independent UK

New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker?

The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival

Axios

How the House speaker vote will work

An overview of how Tuesday's vote works — and how the House will elect its next speaker.

The Independent UK

When is the House speaker vote?

No leader has lost the first ballot to become speaker in a century

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy emerges as key GOP agitator in U.S. House speaker fight

Three Texas Republicans, including Roy, voted three times against U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be House speaker. They’re demanding rules changes that would give more power to rank-and-file members.

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Roll Call

McCarthy opponents unmoved as speaker election drags on - Roll Call

A bloc of Republican opponents Tuesday kept Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker on three ballots. The House adjourned until noon Wednesday.

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‘Good riddance’: Republicans remove metal detectors from House chamber

As Republicans took control of the House on Tuesday, they wasted no time in erasing one symbol of the previous era — metal detectors.

Reason

Republicans Control the House but Can't Compromise on Someone To Lead It

Plus: Appeals court upholds policy linking bathrooms to biological sex, the worst states for taxes, and more...

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Opponents deny McCarthy speaker’s gavel on first vote - Roll Call

Opposition from fellow Republicans denied Kevin McCarthy the role of House speaker on the first roll call vote in the 118th Congress.

Axios

Inside Kevin McCarthy's cliffhanger speaker vote

Even McCarthy isn't sure of the outcome.

Salon

Meet the new MAGA generation

With the new Congress convening, these MAGA diehards and election deniers are key to the fragile GOP majority

WEKU

House leadership is in limbo as McCarthy loses 3 rounds of voting for speaker

Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary votes to become House speaker in another round of voting — the third — after 20 House Republicans voted against him.

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