Speaker vote drags out to sixth ballot after McCarthy struggles to lock down support

By Virginia Aabram
Published January 4, 2023 6:47pm ET
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Speaker vote drags out to sixth ballot after McCarthy struggles to lock down support
The vote for speaker of the House dragged out into a sixth round of voting after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) again failed to reach the necessary votes to claim the gavel. The 20 GOP lawmakers blocking him from taking the gavel rallied behind Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) during the fourth ballot on Wednesday after they […]


The vote for speaker of the House dragged out into a sixth round of voting after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) again failed to reach the necessary votes to claim the gavel.

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