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  • House adjourns after 11th failed vote to elect McCarthy speaker, deal reportedly in the works

    01/05/2023 6:00:18 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 58 replies
    Just the News ^ | Updated: January 5, 2023 - 8:20pm | Nicholas Ballasy
    The House of Representatives has adjourned for the evening after California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to win the speaker's gavel for the 11th time. The speaker election started Tuesday but McCarthy has fallen short of reaching the simple majority threshold needed to win in the 222-212 GOP-led House. The eleventh vote saw him secure 200 votes, while Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., secured 212. Former President Donald Trump received one vote, while Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern took 7. Twelve Republicans voted for another candidate. Reports have begun to circulate that the holdout Republicans have been asked to review a prospective...