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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.

The Conversation

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

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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

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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’

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

The Independent UK

How the House speaker vote will work

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

Axios

When is the House speaker vote?

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

The Independent UK

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.

The Texas Tribune

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

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Roll Call

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.

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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.

Salon

McCarthy faces "Republican failures"

On New Year's Day, McCarthy met with other Republicans to try to secure their vote for him as House Speaker

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: Nancy Pelosi’s lesson for her Republican successor

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is campaigning very hard to become the next speaker of the House, making all sorts of promises as he tries to round up the votes he needs. Yet it remains the case that anyone would struggle to do the job as currently constructed.

Bangkok Post

US Republicans to pick Speaker in high-wire political thriller

WASHINGTON: US Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was a simple up-or-down vote from realizing his dream of becoming one of the country's top statesmen on Tuesday -- in a cliffhanger worthy of TV drama "House of Cards" that could as easily end with his career in tatters.

AFP

US lawmakers pick leader in high-wire political thriller

Washington (AFP) - US Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was a simple up-or-down vote from realizing his dream of becoming one of the country's top statesmen on Tuesday -- in a cliffhanger worthy of TV drama "House of Cards" that could as easily end with his career in tatters.

AFP

Investigation, division, gridlock: What to expect in 2023 US Congress

Washington (AFP) - After two years of one-party control, a fresh intake of US lawmakers will be seated Tuesday in a Congress divided between a Democrat-led Senate and a House of Representatives with Republicans behind the wheel.

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