It's been 100 years since the last time the House failed to elect a Speaker on its first round. At 5pm PT, they will begin round 7
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has lost the sixth round of voting for speaker. Josh Einiger has more.House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.
"Well, it's Groundhog Day," said Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., in nominating McCarthy on the sixth ballot. McCarthy, the California Republican, vowed to keep fighting despite the grueling spectacle, unlike any in modern times, that threw the new majority into tumult a day earlier. Animated private discussions broke out on the chamber floor between McCarthy supporters and detractors searching for an endgame.
"This country needs leadership," said Rep. Chip Roy, the Texas Republican noting the first time in history two Black Americans were nominated for the high office, and lawmakers from both parties rose to applaud. "I just think it's really embarrassing it's taking so long," Biden said. "I have no idea" who will prevail.
Earlier Wednesday, Trump had done the opposite, urging Republicans to vote for McCarthy. "Close the deal, take the victory," he wrote on his social media site, using all capital letters. "Do not turn a great triumph into a giantAs the spectacle of voting dragged on, McCarthy's backers implored the holdouts to fall in line for the California Republican.
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