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    Kevin McCarthy falls short on first two votes for House speaker in historic defeat

    WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first two rounds of balloting Tuesday. McCarthy became the first majority party leader in a century to fail to secure the speakership on the first ballot and failed to win any additional votes on a second ballot. The repeated failure to elect a speaker is a ...
    by Nolan D. McCaskill, Los Angeles Times Jan 03, 2023 4 minutes
    U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters following a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Today members of the 118th Congress will be sworn in and the House of Representatives will hold votes on a new Speaker of the House.

    WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first two rounds of balloting Tuesday.

    McCarthy became the first majority party leader in a century to fail to secure the speakership on the first ballot and failed to win any additional votes on a second ballot.

    The repeated failure to elect a speaker is a clear sign of the divisions in the Republican Party. It is also a potential blow to California. If McCarthy prevails, Congress will hand off power and influence from a California Democrat to a California Republican. Instead,

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