Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy succeeded early Saturday in his push to become his chamber’s next speaker, claiming the job after first falling short in well over a dozen rounds Read more
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House to hold 15th ballot for speaker after McCarthy short by one vote in 14th vote
A 15th round of voting for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives looked set to start late Friday, after the chamber failed to select a speaker in its 14th Read more
U.S. House reconvenes for 14th ballot to elect speaker — watch live
U.S. House reconvenes for 14th ballot to elect speaker — watch live
House adjourns until 10 p.m. Eastern as speaker election remains unresolved
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to adjourn until 10 p.m. Eastern, as the chamber’s Republican leaders sought a break during their push to get California Rep. Kevin McCarthy Read more
Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters fourth day: Watch the House vote here.
Drama over who will be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered a fourth day Friday, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the gavel after Read more
McCarthy falls short again in ninth speaker vote, setting up 10th ballot
A ninth round of voting in the U.S. House of Representatives yet again failed to deliver a speaker on Thursday, as top House Republican Kevin McCarthy keeps facing opposition from Read more
Still no House speaker? Salaries in limbo, taxpayers’ requests turned away
If you’ve got a problem that you want your member of Congress to help solve, you may have a bigger problem at the moment: getting a response from their office. Read more
Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters third day: Watch the House vote here
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet at noon on Thursday to resume consideration of who’ll be its next speaker, amid intensifying drama following six straight failed attempts Read more
House adjourns until Thursday as new rounds of voting keep failing to elect speaker
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to adjourn until 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, with the move coming as lawmakers have been unable to elect a new Read more
Watch live coverage of the House speaker vote
About this page Kevin McCarthy’s bid for House speaker: Latest updates Last Updated: Jan 4, 2023 at 11:53 am ET Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be speaker of the House of Read more
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