House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first - with leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker.
McCarthy said Trump wants him to stay in the race. Johny Fernandez has an update ahead of Wednesday's voting.House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first - with leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker despite losing in multiple rounds of voting that threw the new GOP majority into chaos.
McCarthy said Trump wants him to stay in the race and told him to bring an end to the House Republican chaos and pull the party together. McCarthy won no more than 203 votes in three rounds of voting, losing as many as 20 Republicans from his slim 222-seat majority, "We all came here to get things done," the second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, said in a speech nominating McCarthy for the vote and urging his colleagues to drop their protest.
Jordan, the McCarthy rival-turned-ally, was twice pushed forward by conservatives, but he does not seem to want the job. The Ohio Republican is line to become Judiciary Committee chairman, and he rose during the floor debate to urge his colleagues to instead vote for McCarthy.In all, a core group of 19 Republicans - and then 20 - voted for someone other than McCarthy. The first ballot sent votes to Rep.
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