The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival.
The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survivalThe new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival, with the potential to become the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win initial support from his own colleagues in a high-stakes vote for the gavel.
House Republicans will huddle behind closed doors early in the morning, ahead of the floor action, as newly elected lawmakers arrive for what's traditionally a celebratory day. Families in tow, the members of the new Congress prepare to be sworn into the House and Senate for the start of the two-year legislative session.
"Kevin McCarthy doesn't have the 218 votes to be speaker," Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., the chairman of the Freedom Caucus and a leader in Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election, said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Unless something dramatically changes, that's where we're going to be."
A viable challenger to McCarthy had yet to emerge. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., a former leader of the Freedom Caucus, was running against McCarthy as a conservative option, but was not expected to pull a majority. McCarthy defeated him in the November nominating contest, 188-31. "It would be nice if we can be ready to go on Jan. 3," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who is set to become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. "But you know, if it doesn't happen on the first ballot, that's when that just pushes things back."
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