Table Of Content
- McCarthy opponents push Jim Jordan as alternative in second vote for House speaker
- McCarthy doesn’t want a vote tonight — says no deal yet as talks continue
- Here are the 21 Republican holdouts not voting for McCarthy
- Dems plan to make it as difficult as possible for Republicans looking to elect a speaker
- How Every Representative Voted
Earlier Tuesday night, Ohio Rep. Max Miller suggested there was growing support for restoring McCarthy to the speakership. "I actually think that we may be on a merry-go-round," Miller told reporters. "Who knows, we might end up back at Speaker McCarthy. He's still got the most votes on anybody in that room." But by late Tuesday night, Mr. Johnson appeared to have put together a coalition that brought him closer to capturing the speakership than any candidate has been since hard-right rebels deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy three weeks ago. Though it was not certain he had the votes to be elected, he said he planned to call for a floor vote on Wednesday at noon.
McCarthy opponents push Jim Jordan as alternative in second vote for House speaker
After the Republican conference meeting ended, Johnson spoke briefly to reporters and said that his intention is to go the House floor Wednesday for a noon vote. He did not disclose the tally of the roll call vote in the conference to gauge support for his nomination, but said he was "very confident" he could win the 217 GOP votes he needs to win the speaker's gavel on the House floor. The House of Representatives leadership election is going to a second ballot for the first time since 1923 after no candidate secured the 218 votes necessary to be elected House speaker. The conference went through three rounds of voting Tuesday, but leader Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the 218 votes required, with his opponents throwing in ballots for Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and others. Said he would support uniting behind a moderate candidate – or a ‘unity candidate’—to expedite the election process after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the House speaker spot in a fifth round of votes on Wednesday. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Friday that he's confident he'll have the votes to get elected House speaker when the chamber reconvenes at 10 p.m.
McCarthy doesn’t want a vote tonight — says no deal yet as talks continue
CNN reported that Mr. Trump also called Representative Andy Biggs, who switched from voting against Mr. McCarthy to voting “present” on the 15th round. Left unmentioned was that many of the same rebels who helped lead the effort in Congress to overturn the 2020 election, giving rise to the assault that day, were also among the final holdouts working to block Mr. McCarthy’s ascent. Mr. McCarthy agreed to allow a single lawmaker to force a snap vote at any time to oust the speaker, a rule that he had previously refused to accept, regarding it as tantamount to signing the death warrant for his speakership in advance.
Here are the 21 Republican holdouts not voting for McCarthy
"One of the things that I think won a big round of applause inside the room was that Tom Emmer said, 'Listen, we're not gonna do this shell diplomacy," Johnson told reporters. "We're not gonna break up in small rooms. I'm not gonna say one thing to you differently than what I'm gonna say to you." Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana called Emmer the "single most liberal member" of Republican leadership and accused the "left flank" of the conference of blocking Jordan's nomination. House Republicans are planning to hold another candidate forum at 6 p.m., now that Emmer has dropped out of the race, Republican members told reporters. Rep. Ralph Norman said Republicans would expedite the candidate forum by having candidates each give just one-minute speeches before votes begin. A vote on the next House speaker won't happen Tuesday night, according to the Democratic Whip's office.
Multi-ballot elections
"Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN," Trump posted on Truth Social. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said on his podcast "Verdict with Ted Cruz" Wednesday that the speaker fight is happening because GOP failed in midterms, and because Democrats "follow orders." "I hope whoever House Republicans elect speaker will be fully committed to conservative principles and restoring function and fiscal sanity to the federal government," Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital.
Dems plan to make it as difficult as possible for Republicans looking to elect a speaker
What's next now that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene - The Associated Press
What's next now that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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The suggestion comes after McCarthy's eleventh failed bid for Speaker of the House. McCarthy made the comment to Punchbowl News late Thursday night on his way out of the Capitol. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says congressmen shouldn't go home until their "work" is "done" in electing a Speaker of the House. The source also said McCarthy said they are in a “good spot,” but that a deal has not yet been reached.
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Incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries pivoted from having to address a fellow Democrat's inflammatory remarks about GOP Rep.-elect Byron Donalds. "I think things are moving in the right direction," Johnson said as he exited McCarthy's office Thursday morning. "And listen, nothing's gonna come together quickly. But I think we're slowly making progress." Rep.-elect Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., a top ally to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, said Thursday "we're slowly making progress" on a deal with the House Freedom Caucus.
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Greene said it's "not her place" to discuss specifics of the deal before it's solidified, but said she's excited about "the negotiations and conversations are taking place." Greene also said of the 20 lawmakers opposing McCarthy, whom she termed 'Never Kevin,' that the battle is "personal." Gaetz said under President Trump, wages rose and no new wars were started, and that Trump would be well-suited to lead the House as a candidate that unifies Republicans. Despite the slight increase in support, the size of the anti-McCarthy group has remained the same in the contest for House speaker. When asked if he expects to be at the Capitol through the weekend, he said, "Probably, yes." Peltola won office in November when she defeated former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
How Every Representative Voted
The statement was released after the House failed for the seventh time to elect a speaker as Republicans feud over whether House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., deserves the post. Meanwhile, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania told reporters that McCarthy allies and foes are talking about the specifics of committee assignments that could help McCarthy attract GOP holdouts. At the end of the 10th vote, McCarthy had 200 votes, short of the 218 he needs. He had been collecting 201 votes, but Rep.-elect Ken Buck of Colorado traveled home for a medical appointment and was expected to be out until mid-day Friday or later.
McCarthy faces criticism from an extensive list of his members as he attempts to maintain his leadership role in the party to become Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. The statement from Perry follows a letter he sent Sunday to McCarthy along with eight members of the House Freedom Caucus that detailed their plan for the structure of party leadership. Perry added Tuesday that he would support McCarthy if he heeds to their demands. One opponent of Kevin McCarthy's speakership bid called on him to resign after a closed-door meeting with House Republicans.
On the specifics of the deal, Fitzpatrick said, "It's with the rules package... it's the guardrails around the budget process, and then making sure that committee assignments are distributed throughout... the conference." House Republicans failed to reach a consensus in the 10th floor vote on Thursday, as members awaited the outcome of ongoing negotiations that some said were leading to some progress in the stalemate. Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz of Florida on Thursday nominated former President Donald Trump to be the next House speaker, as part of the 11th round of voting for a speaker. Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz nominated Donald Trump as the next House speaker Thursday night. Rep.-elect Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, an ally of McCarthy’s, told reporters moments earlier that an agreement has been written and is currently being pored over by McCarthy’s side and members of the House Freedom Caucus.
Donalds has stated interest in joining the CBC since the 2020 campaign trail. Despite repeated attempts to gain membership, he has yet to be accepted into the caucus. At the start of the 118th Congress, Democrats celebrated reaching 58 members in the CBC, and a record number of Black members elected to Congress.
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