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Kevin McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker

WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Tuesday to nominate Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as the next speaker, putting the California lawmaker on track to achieve a long-sought ambition.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy nominated speaker in internal GOP vote but he faces conservative resistance

House Republicans have nominated Kevin McCarthy to serve as Speaker of the House in the next Congress. It's the first step on McCarthy's path to presiding over the House chamber.

WEKU

House GOP votes to nominate McCarthy for speaker

NRCC Chair Tom Emmer narrowly beat Rep. Jim Banks for the GOP whip position.

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McCarthy taking first step to House speaker, but grind ahead

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is taking the the first major step toward becoming House speaker

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy elected House GOP leader over objections from Chip Roy, Michael Cloud and other hard-liners

The California Republican still needs at least 218 votes to become House speaker. That vote will be on Jan. 3.

The Texas Tribune

McCarthy backed for speaker, but has work to do before January - Roll Call

Republicans nominated Kevin McCarthy to be the next House speaker, but he still must win over most of the 31 colleagues who opposed him.

Roll Call

Commentary: After a bad showing in the midterms, what story are Republicans telling themselves now?

The 2022 midterm election results, and the narratives that went along with them, were different from what many people had expected. Now it’s Republicans, rather than the Democrats, fighting over what went wrong, who’s to blame, and what’s the best path forward.

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Kevin McCarthy faces early loyalty test in his bid for GOP speaker

House Republicans will hold leadership elections Tuesday to determine their party leaders for the next Congress, even though the House has still not officially been called in their favor.

WEKU

US midterm elections: Republicans one seat away from control of House of Representatives

Republicans have underperformed in midterms with Democrats managing to cling on to control of the Senate

Evening Standard

Warren: GOP plans to "blow up economy"

Massachusetts senator worries Republicans will use power to cause "chaos" ahead of election

Salon

Republicans one seat away from control of House in US midterm elections

After almost a week of counting, Republicans look set to retake the house with a narrow margin

The Guardian - AU

GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority

Republicans are on the cusp of retaking control of the House, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority

The Independent UK

McCarthy makes case for House speaker, but right flank balks

With control of the House still unresolved, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is maneuvering to lock up support to become the next House speaker

The Independent UK

GOP prepares for leadership vote after disappointing midterms

How much House Republicans blame their current leadership team for a paltry midterm election performance will become clear Tuesday as the conference holds its leadership elections.

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The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for GOP ‘civil war’ after midterms failure

Georgia firebrand says she will ‘lean into’ civil war in the Republican Party

Salon

MAGA Republicans plot to shiv McCarthy

Freedom Caucus has a two-step plan to keep the Californian Republican from the most influential role in Congress

Axios

Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with far-right allies on McCarthy challenge

"I actually think that's a bad strategy when we're looking at having a very razor-thin majority."

The Guardian - US

Trump for 2024 would be ‘bad mistake’, Republican says as blame game deepens

Alabama congressman Mo Brooks, a once-zealous Trump ally, comments after party fails to retake Congress in midterms

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The Guardian - US

Biden admits Democrats unlikely to maintain control of House

President at G20 says ‘I don’t think we’re going to make it’ after Republicans triumph in key races and stand on brink of majority

The Independent UK

Control of House of Representatives is still up for grabs but Democrats face increasingly tough path to majority

Both parties still have a chance to control the House next year. Republicans appear to have the easier path to victory, but keeping their majority in line might be harder than winning it

Tribune News Service

Lindsey Graham calls delay in Senate leader elections until after GA runoff ‘appropriate’

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has joined a growing chorus of Republican senators who want to hold off on leadership elections until a winner is declared in the Georgia runoff Dec. 6 between incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

Roll Call

GOP prepares for leadership vote after disappointing midterms - Roll Call

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy faces disappointment in his conference after an expected GOP wave did not materialize.

Salon

GOP in turmoil — and it's delicious

Maybe Republicans are finally over Trump! Ha ha, just kidding — but one way or another, they're eating themselves

Salon

Impeaching Biden: Another dumb GOP idea

Kevin McCarthy could learn something from Newt Gingrich: His impeachment of Bill Clinton ended his career

Salon

Raskin blames Trump for election deniers

Raskin says Republican leaders have to choose whether to rid themselves of Trump's toxic influence

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