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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

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

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

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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

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

Bizarre scenes of AOC talking to Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz put Twitter in overdrive

‘Did not have Gosar and AOC chatting on my bingo card’

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EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election

The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy's historic humiliation

Three ballots and no speaker: House GOP remains hopelessly fractured — and there's no clear resolution in sight

Salon

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first 3 votes for speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed California Democrat Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first three rounds of balloting Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first two votes for House speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first two rounds of balloting Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

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

Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz mocked after appearing to get lost in the Capitol

‘We’re lost!’ Matt Gaetz quips

The Independent UK

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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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.

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.

Al Jazeera

The US House may not have a speaker when it convenes. Here’s why

Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy may fall short of securing majority amid opposition from far-right party members.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Kevin McCarthy scrambles to line up Republican votes ahead of House speaker election

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Monday scrambled to line up enough Republican votes to win election as speaker of the House as a handful of right-wing holdouts continued to warn they will not support him.

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Tribune News Service

Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election

WASHINGTON — Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

Miami Herald

Florida’s expanded lobbying ban faces legal challenge. Some officials already resigned

A legal challenge could complicate the future of Florida’s voter-approved, six-year lobbying ban, a long planned change that has likely been responsible for an exodus of high-profile public officials ahead of its taking effect on New Year’s Eve.

Al Jazeera

What are the final revelations from the January 6 investigation?

US House committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews about January 6 attack and former President Donald Trump.

Roll Call

Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election - Roll Call

The Jan. 3 House election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 takeaways: Final revelations from investigation

Interview transcripts released by House investigators in recent days give further insight into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the weeks leading up to it, as Donald Trump tried to overturn his defeat in the presidential election

The Independent UK

Trump began tweeting conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough at urging of Matt Gaetz, Jan 6 transcripts reveal

Mr Gaetz’s seat representing Florida’s first congressional district was once held by Scarborough, who is now the host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe programme

The Independent UK

Trump aide told Jan 6 panel of Matt Gaetz pardon request

“He told me to ask Meadows for a pardon,” Mr McEntee reportedly told the House January 6 committee

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