Republican Kevin McCarthy made U.S. history this week in his bid for the House speakership. He eventually won on the 15th round of voting
epublican Kevin McCarthy made U.S. history this week in his bid for the House speakership, as stalemate persisted through four days and 14 rounds of voting without any candidate receiving the backing of a majority of representatives.remained fractured over the leadership vote.
Even after former President Donald Trump urged the party’s lawmakers to side with McCarthy, a handful of GOP members delayed the California Republican from clinching the votes necessary to take hold of the chamber’s gavel. He eventually won on the 15th round of voting., the last time a speaker election required two or more votes on the floor happened in 1923. The 34th Congress had the longest speaker election when Nathaniel P. Banks was elected after two months and 133 ballots.
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