Confrontations on the floor. A late night call from Trump. Jeffries makes history. Here's how McCarthy finally clinched his bid for speaker.
Key things to know about McCarthy's House speakership win after days of negotiations and failed votesKevin McCarthy celebrates with the gavel after being elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Saturday, January 7. in the early hours of Saturday morning – a major victory for the California Republican that elevates him to a powerful position leading the GOP majority in the chamber and an outcome that followed days of painstaking negotiations and failed votes.
Republicans can now turn their attention to their agenda after taking back control of the House. But the contentious, drawn-out fight over the speakership threatens to deepen divides between conservatives and moderates. The struggle McCarthy faced to lock down votes may serve as a preview of the kind of challenges he will face in trying to unite his conference in the future.
“I think at the end of the day we’re going to be more effective, more efficient and that definitely government is going to work,” he said Friday.In a major shift, McCarthy and his allies successfully flipped more than a dozen GOP votes into his column Friday afternoon – the first sign of serious momentum in support of his speaker bid after a series of failed votes over the course of multiple days.
Any member can call for a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair. This is significant because it would make it much easier than it is currently to trigger what is effectively a no confidence vote in the speaker. Conservatives pushed hard for this, while moderates are worried it will weaken McCarthy’s hand.The House will hold votes on key conservative bills, including a balanced budget amendment, congressional term limits and border security.
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