UPDATE: Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker was in further doubt as he failed to garner a majority in an historic second ballot for the leadership post. There was no movement in his direct…
rose from her seat to chat with Seth Magaziner, a representative-elect from Rhode Island, and his toddler.Kevin McCarthy failed to secure a majority to become House Speaker, as the historic leadership vote headed to a second ballot for the first time in a century.
News networks covered the roll call, one of the rare moments of genuine suspense on the floor, where the outcome is often pre-ordained. The vote is critical not just for House leadership, but any business at all in the chamber. A speaker has to be selected before new members are sworn in. After a contentious meeting of the House GOP caucus, McCarthy acknowledged to reporters that “we may have a battle on the floor but the battle is for the conference and the country, and that is fine with me.”
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