Category: Speaker of the House

Despite Strong Trump Backing, McCarthy Loses 4th and 5th Vote for Speaker of the House

WASHINGTON—With tempers beginning to flare openly on the floor Wednesday, the new Republican House majority failed for the fifth time to elect a speaker of the House and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) continued looking for a way through the impasse. The vote on the fifth ballot showed McCarthy getting 201 votes, with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries…


McCarthy Suffers Sixth Straight Loss for Speaker Bid as House Adjourns for Negotiations

WASHINGTON—After a sixth straight failure to name a new Speaker of the House, Members adjourned until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, sparking intense talk that some sort of deal is in the offing to resolve the deadlock. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received the same 201 votes the sixth time around that he got on the fourth…


McCarthy Suffers 6th Straight Loss for Speaker Bid as House Adjourns for Negotiations

WASHINGTON—After a sixth straight failure to name a new Speaker of the House, Members adjourned until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, sparking intense talk that some sort of deal is in the offing to resolve the deadlock. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received the same 201 votes the sixth time around that he got on the fourth…


McCarthy Suffers 6th Straight Loss in Speaker Bid; House Adjourns Until Jan. 5

WASHINGTON—After a sixth straight failure to name a new House speaker, Members adjourned until 8 p.m. on Jan. 4, sparking intense talk that some sort of deal is in the offing to resolve the deadlock. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received the same 201 votes during the sixth vote that he got on the fourth and…


House Adjourns as McCarthy and Opponents Struggle Toward Deal for Speaker of the House

WASHINGTON—Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) claimed “good progress” late tonight in his long-running, often fractious negotiations with dissident populist conservatives who oppose his bid to become Speaker of the House. Leaving the negotiating room in the Capitol, McCarty told reporters that he thinks “it’s probably best that people keep working tonight. I don’t think voting tonight…


McCarthy Fails in First Vote for Speaker of the House; Bitter Battle Erupts Among GOPers

WASHINGTON—Chaos walked into the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday and made itself home as members of the new Republican majority rejected House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker, but then failed to settle on an alternative candidate. In the first vote of a tumultuous first day of the 118th Congress,…


McCarthy Fails in Votes for Speaker of the House; Bitter Battle Erupts Among GOPers

WASHINGTON—Chaos walked into the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday and made itself home as members of the new Republican majority rejected House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker, but then failed to settle on an alternative candidate. In the first vote of a tumultuous first day of the 118th Congress,…


McCarthy Agrees to Back New House Rule Making It Easier to Remove Unpopular Speaker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a major reversal has decided to support restoring a rule that allows a motion from the floor of the House of Representatives to “vacate the chair” and force a vote on a new Speaker of the House. McCarthy’s change of position comes as the first vote of the…


Capitol Report: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Arrives in DC; US Government Still Funding Wuhan Institute of Virology?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise White House visit. What does President Joe Biden announce as some Republicans question more taxpayer money sent to Ukraine? Border communities are bracing for the worst as the Biden administration’s border security plans are in limbo. Title 42—a temporary fix—is extended for now, but what’s to follow? A…


Capitol Report: Concerns Over Another Massive Spending Bill Fueling Inflation; TikTok Ban Gaining Bipartisan Support

More than two months past due, lawmakers announce an agreement on a government funding bill for 2023. Republicans are split over whether to squash the bill or to jam it through in the 11th hour. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) joins us to weigh in on the omnibus and the impending challenge to House Minority Leader…