Nearly 20 House Republicans voted against McCarthy, who could not stand to lose more than four votes if he wanted to secure the speakership.
broke with their party, voting to block McCarthy from taking the gavel and leaving GOP leadership in limbo.
On Tuesday, 19 GOP lawmakers voted against McCarthy on the first ballot for the next speaker of the House—an outcome the floor has not seen in a century. With a slim House majority, McCarthy needed the support of almost his entire caucus, unable to lose more than four GOP votes to clinch the speakership.is a rocky start for Republican lawmakers, who won just enough seats in the midterms to take back control of the House in the wake of the party's disappointing midterm election.
It is unclear what will happen next. Some suspect that a second ballot could bring out additional McCarthy challengers, while others believe his weak show could bolster support for Representative Andy Biggs, McCarthy's only other opponent and one of Congress' most conservative lawmakers. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 21, 2022. In inset, Representative Matt Gaetz on January 28, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Nineteen House Republicans, including Gaetz, broke with their party, voting to block McCarthy from becoming the new speaker.As of Tuesday morning, it seemed unlikely that McCarthy would be elected.
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