After nearly a week of chaotic voting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy of California was elected Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress just after midnight early Saturday morning after finally securing enough votes in the 15th ballot. The final tally was 216 votes for McCarthy and 212 votes for Democrat Hakeem Jeffries of New York, after 6 far-right… Source Source / Read More: McCarthy Finally Elected Speaker in 15th Vote After Bowing to Far Right Fringe
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Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola Open to Coalition Candidate for Speaker
As the impasse over choosing a speaker of the House of Representatives continues for a fourth day, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) has expressed an openness to supporting a bipartisan “coalition” candidate to end the stalemate. Around 20 far right Republicans have blocked GOP House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (California) attempts to be speaker in the first 11 ballots. In the 12th ballot… Source Source / Read More: Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola Open to Coalition Candidate for Speaker
Donald Trump Gets 1 Vote for Speaker As McCarthy Loses for 7th and 8th Time
As the House undergoes an increasingly absurd series of votes in which Republicans are failing, time and again, to nominate a new speaker of the House, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) on Thursday cast what seemed to be two unserious — or at least knowingly derisive — votes for Donald Trump. Gaetz cast the only vote for Trump during the House’s seventh and eighth speaker votes… Source Source / Read More: Donald Trump Gets 1 Vote for Speaker As McCarthy Loses for 7th and 8th Time