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• Rep. Chip Roy says McCarthy 'burned himself' in speaker race with attacks on GOP critics
• Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected speaker. Here's what to know
• Election Stories
• Up to 12 Republican holdouts could vote for McCarthy under new deal, source says
• House GOP holds Friday morning call to review possible speaker deal
• McCarthy ally claims GOP civil war is 'personal' for Gaetz, 'damaging' America
• Rep.-elect Bob Good: 'I will never vote for Kevin McCarthy'

"We’re going to either see improvement up here the same way we made remarkable improvements in North Carolina in the state legislature, or I’m out," Bishop told Roll Call in an interview published early Thursday morning. He said that over McCarthy's 14-year tenure in Republican leadership, the would-be speaker has said the same things over and over again about threats facing the country and "every one of them has gotten worse, not better." Crenshaw's comments came the night before Republicans entered their third day of deadlock Thursday. McCarthy has failed to gain the 218 votes required to be speaker in six separate roll calls since Tuesday. House Democrats embraced the GOP divide Tuesday and Wednesday as leadership advised its members to remain present at all votes to ensure the majority threshold remains a challenge to McCarthy and his allies.

Rep. Chip Roy says McCarthy 'burned himself' in speaker race with attacks on GOP critics

In April, Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit by Dominion over reports broadcast by Fox that Dominion machines were susceptible to hacking and had flipped votes from Mr. Trump to Mr. Biden. “We are unified and so proud to have elected Mike Johnson as speaker of the People’s House,” Elise Stefanik says to kick off a news conference on the Capitol steps. And the hard-right Republicans who voted to oust Mr. McCarthy, setting into motion the three-week stretch of chaos that left the House without a leader, said Mr. Johnson’s ascension to the top job made their decision to depose the California Republican worth it. A bloc of Republicans had objected to the speaker bid of Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the hard-right co-founder of the Freedom Caucus, because of his role in helping lead Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. "I made my decision based on my relationship with the conference," Emmer told reporters when asked whether Trump helped doom his candidacy. Emmer voted to certify the 2020 election results after Jan. 6, 2021, but signed onto an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn the presidential election results.

Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected speaker. Here's what to know

Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Mark Green of Tennessee, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Roger Williams of Texas, are running. Reps. Byron Donalds, Mark Green, Mike Johnson and Roger Williams remain in the speaker race. Stefanik tweeted that Republicans are moving forward to the second ballot. Thirty-three of the "other" votes were cast for McCarthy, Rep. Kat Cammack of Florida said. The race now is a head-to-head contest between Donalds and Johnson as the GOP conference moves on to a third ballot, according to Stefanik.

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote - Reuters

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote.

Posted: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

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Shortly after Emmer was elected as the GOP's nominee for speaker, several conservative lawmakers publicly announced plans to vote against him when the House convenes for a formal floor vote. House Republicans have begun voting on the first ballot for their speaker nominee after convening to elect a fourth candidate just hours after Emmer, who won the conference's nomination earlier Tuesday, withdrew his candidacy amid growing opposition. Former President Donald J. Trump made a crucially timed call to Representative Matt Gaetz on Friday night after the Florida congressman voted “present” and sunk Kevin McCarthy’s 14th effort to be elected House speaker. Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, a founder of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus and someone Mr. Johnson has described as a mentor, was the next member to be elected speaker designate in a secret ballot. He had Mr. Trump and the far right in his corner, but ultimately failed to win over more centrist members of his party who steadfastly refused to support him.

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Johnson was the party's fourth nominee for speaker in three weeks, having taken the place of Rep. Tom Emmer, whose candidacy lasted all of four hours on Tuesday. Two other previous candidates, Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, withdrew their names from consideration earlier in the process after failing to unite the party's various factions. Sources told CNN earlier Wednesday that there was a "big push" to bring the bill to the floor once the House elected a new speaker. The House passed a resolution in support of Israel in the war against Hamas – the first measure to come to the floor after Speaker Mike Johnson was elected earlier Wednesday following three weeks without a speaker.

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. That's a slight increase from the two votes that Hern received when Boebert originally nominated him in the eight round of voting. The 11th vote for House speaker late Thursday was on track to yield another non-decision, as more than five Republicans voted for someone other than Kevin McCarthy. In light of these developments, lawmakers say McCarthy could be in a position to become the next speaker over the next few days, barring additional requests for changes along the way. "I’m never getting sworn in am I?" Rep-elect Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, tweeted Thursday afternoon, as members were anticipating another round of votes.

McCarthy ally claims GOP civil war is 'personal' for Gaetz, 'damaging' America

A social conservative, Mr. Johnson played a leading role in recruiting House Republicans to sign a legal brief supporting a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results. Johnson says that he will bring to the floor “in just a little while” a resolution in support of Israel. “We’re going to show not only Israel but the entire world that the barbarism of Hamas" is "wretched and wrong,” he said. Evoking his evangelical Christian faith, Mr. Johnson repeatedly referred to scripture in his speech from the House floor. The candidates were Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Mark Green of Tennessee, Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Roger Williams of Texas. Although Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was not in the running, he received more votes than Donalds in the final round.

Rep.-elect Bob Good: 'I will never vote for Kevin McCarthy'

Jordan must pick up most of the GOP holdouts to reach the 217 majority threshold. One reliably conservative GOP lawmaker told CNN about the "increasing frustration" among centrists at the number of concessions McCarthy has offered opponents as he scrambles to get to 218 votes. Failed to become speaker after three floor votes, facing increasing opposition from his own party in each vote. Mr. Johnson faced no opposition from his own party, and won in a party-line vote.

The Times’ editorial board has come out in support and groups like the Southern California Assn. of Non-Profit Housing say it’s necessary for the city do this in order to keep up with the demand for housing. A 1950s provision of the state Constitution requires cities to first get the blessing of voters if they want to build publicly funded housing for poor people. Opponents of the tax include the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., a number of real estate groups and the editorial board of the Los Angeles Daily News. They say the tax could drive up rents and make Los Angeles a harder place to do business, which could cause firms to flee the city. Some also take issue with how the proposal is being pitched to voters since it’s being called a “mansion tax,” even though most its proceeds would come from sales of multifamily housing and commercial property. Proponents say this new tax is essential because city officials expect funds available for affordable housing construction to plummet in the coming years.

"The reality is Rep. Kevin McCarthy doesn’t have the votes," Donalds tweeted after his decision. "I committed my support to him publicly and for two votes on the House Floor. 218 is the number, and currently, no one is there. Our conference needs to recess and huddle and find someone or work out the next steps." Donalds voted for McCarthy in the first two rounds, but said he flipped in the third round because the California congressman "doesn't have the votes." The move gives McCarthy and members of the House Freedom Caucus some much-needed breathing space to find some agreement on how to elect a speaker.

A reporter pressed Santos on his false representations following reports he lied about several aspects of his resume before being elected, including misrepresenting his education, work experience and claiming Jewish descent. We don’t know if McCarthy will win on a potential 14th ballot right after the House returns at 10 pm et. We expect the House to elect Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House Speaker either late tonight or in the wee hours of Saturday morning. With Republicans having 222 members in the chamber, McCarthy could only afford four defectors. Several holdouts remained in the vote, including Reps-elect Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., who voted for Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; Eli Crane, R-Ariz., who voted for Biggs, and Matt Rosendale, R-Maryland, who voted for Biggs.

One key holdout, Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., did not appear to be in the chamber when his name was called. Reps. Don Bacon, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Anthony D’Esposito, Mario Diaz-Balart and Jake Ellzey are among the Republicans who have voted against Jordan. Jordan has so far lost nine GOP votes, well more than the three he could spare. Republicans gave Rep. Steve Scalise a standing ovation after he cast his vote for Jordan for speaker. Twenty Republicans have voted against Jordan, an outcome way worse than his allies were hoping for. McCarthy said the Republican conference would regroup and talk to the members who have “differences of opinion” on who the next House speaker should be.

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday morning urged all their members to stay on the floor throughout the day until members elect a new House speaker, a move that will make it tougher for the GOP to win a majority vote for Kevin McCarthy or anyone else who might emerge. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker, the first time in nearly a century that the majority’s nominee needed another vote. There is no precedent in House history for a nominee for speaker to withdraw, Fox News is told. The question stems from whether Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who received 19 GOP votes in the second leadership ballot, could pull out.

He told reporters Johnson had 84 votes, and 31 votes were cast for other candidates. The year was 1923, the last time the House required multiple days and repeated votes to settle on a new speaker before this week’s continuing stalemate over the candidacy of Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California. Upon hearing that a speaker had not been elected, shouts of disappointment filled the air.

"This is not about personality differences or who has 'earned' the position," Bishop said. "It's about serving the American people. I will not be supporting the status quo." McCarthy faces opposition ahead of Tuesday's vote from Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and members of the House Freedom Caucus.