McCarthy fails again in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray

McCarthy failing anew in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray

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The California Republican vowed to keep fighting despite losing in multiple rounds of voting that threw the new majority into tumult a day earlier. Animated private discussions broke out on the chamber floor between McCarthy supporters and detractors searching for an endgame. Early Wednesday, Trump publicly urged Republicans to vote for McCarthy: “CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,” he wrote on his social media site. He added: “REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT.”after Tuesday's stalemate essentially forced all other business to a standstill, waiting on Republicans to elect a speaker.

The disorganized start to the new Congress pointed to difficulties ahead with Republicans now in control of the House. “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.

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