US Republicans will attempt on Wednesday to break a deadlock with far-right members of their own party over the election of a new leader of the House of Representatives, a day after the chamber was thrown into disarray by their blocking of favorite Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the position. The California congressman needed a simple […]
US Republicans will attempt on Wednesday to break a deadlock with far-right members of their own party over the election of a new leader of the House of Representatives, a day after the chamber was thrown into disarray by their blocking of favorite Kevin McCarthy's bid for the position. The California congressman needed a simple…
The California congressman needed a simple majority to be elected as Washington’s top legislator, who presides over House business and is second in line to the presidency, after the vice-president. The 57-year-old needed 218 votes in the lower chamber, which flipped to a narrow 222-212 Republican majority after last year’s midterm elections.
The House is expected to hold further ballots from midday on Wednesday until someone emerges with a majority — and it is not out of the question that a new candidate who has not been part of the process could come to the fore. “The reality is Rep. Kevin McCarthy doesn’t have the votes,” Florida’s Byron Donalds said in a statement ahead of the adjournment, urging fellow members of the party conference to “recess and huddle” in search of a breakthrough.
Some lawmakers and staffers backing McCarthy had started the day saying that he should bow out if unable to secure the gavel in the second round, US media reported.One roadblock to McCarthy’s anointment was the perception by some on his party’s far-right that he is insufficiently loyal to Trump, who is running for the White House again after losing to Biden in 2020.
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