Sara A. Carter 
Republicans now have a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and have failed to elect their new Speaker on Tuesday after three votes, adjourning until noon on Wednesday.
Republicans now have a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and have failed to elect their new Speaker on Tuesday after three votes, adjourning until noon on Wednesday.
The vote headed to a second ballot for the first time since 1923 after 19 Republicans voted against McCarthy. McCarthy could not afford to lose more than four votes in order to hit the 218 vote threshold.
National Review reported, “Ahead of the vote on Tuesday, McCarthy signaled he was done negotiating with his detractors in an effort to win the speakership during a tense closed-door meeting, according to a new report.”
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Caravan to Midnight
