McCarthy fails on second speaker ballot as ‘Never Kevin’ lawmakers shift support to Jordan

By Juliegrace Brufke

Published January 3, 2023 7:43pm ET

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McCarthy fails on second speaker ballot as ‘Never Kevin’ lawmakers shift support to Jordan — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to demonstrate that Republicans have their own agenda to address climate change, but that the party disagrees with the aggressive path being charted by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The 19 lawmakers who voted against Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the first ballot to become the next speaker of the House stuck by their guns, with the group shifting their votes toward House Judiciary Chairman-elect Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the second ballot on Tuesday.

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