McCarthy makes gains but falls short on 12th and 13th speaker votes
by Nolan D. McCaskill, Los Angeles Times
Jan 06, 2023
2 minutes
WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Friday failed in his 13th attempt to succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as speaker but edged closer to finally clinching the gavel as he flipped a 15th vote his way Friday.
McCarthy’s vote total had fallen from 203 on Tuesday to 200 on Thursday. But Republicans finally began to move in
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