Kevin McCarthy risks becoming the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win initial support from his own colleagues.
The first day of a new Congress is traditionally a celebratory day.
However, a new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans is leading opposition to Mr McCarthy on the basis that he is neither conservative enough nor tough enough to battle the Democrats.ListenThe expected Republican "red wave" at the 2022 midterms simply didn't eventuate. Here's why. Typically, it takes a majority of the House's 435 members, 218 votes, to become the speaker. With just a slim 222-seat majority, McCarthy can afford only a handful of detractors.
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