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  • McCarthy loses tenth voting round for House speaker

    01/05/2023 4:11:56 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 80 replies
    Just the News ^ | Updated: January 5, 2023 - 6:29pm | Nicholas Ballasy
    House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy lost the tenth round of voting for House speaker on Thursday. 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 tenth vote saw McCarthy secure 200 votes, while Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., secured 212. Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds received 13, and Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern took 7. Hern backed McCarthy. The California Republican has already broken a 100-year record, as Frederick H. Gillett secured the post in the ninth round of voting in 1923. McCarthy received 200 votes...