All 212 Democrats have unanimously backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies for each vote, except the 12th vote in which one member was out for minor surgery. Now that McCarthy has been elected speaker, his first job will be to swear in the other 433 members of Congress, who have been...
Kevin McCarthy elected Speaker of the House After four nights and 15 contentious rounds of voting, McCarthy narrowly secured the speaker's gavel and took the oath of office. Christina Ruffini reports.Jan 7, 2023 Facebook Email Live Now
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the new US Speaker after winning the 15th vote as tensions boiled over in Congress. Mr McCarthy's party had taken control of the House – the US lower chamber – following the midterm elections in the autumn, with a slim 222-212 majority...
Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives after a grueling series of failed ballots.
McCarthy, who was elected to Congress in 2006, held the top post for nine months before a deal he made to secure the speakership led to his downfall. His fight to win the gavel when Republicans took control of the House in January included 15 rounds of votes, and foreshadowed the limit...
Kevin McCarthy, center, with Reps. Paul D. Ryan, left, and Eric Cantor in 2011. The three were once dubbed the “Young Guns” of the Republican Party. Ryan would be elected House speaker in 2015. Cantor lost a reelection bid in 2014. ...
McCarthy recalled how hehelped Republicansto a House majority twice. "We got more Republican women, veterans and minorities elected to Congress at one time than ever before," he wrote. "I remained cheerfully persistent when elected speaker because I knew what we could accomplish." ...
KEVIN MCCARTHY DELIVERS FIRST REMARKS AFTER WINNING HOUSE SPEAKER: 'OUR NATION IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR' U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) celebrates with the gavel after being elected in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 07, 2023 in Washi...
A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]September 25 Round 2 of US Rep. Gaetz vs. former Speaker McCarthy plays out in Florida GOP primary ...
Jordan, true to his brand as a belligerent, on Friday insisted on a third House vote for speaker. As widely predicted, he lost by even more votes than on the earlier ballots. He and his allies talked of pressing his candidacy through the weekend; after all, McCarthy was elected in Janua...