UPDATED. Republican Kevin McCarthy receives 216 votes, one shy of the number needed for a victory.
WASHINGTON, USA – Embattled Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another embarrassing defeat – his 14th of the week – as he failed late on Friday, January 6, to secure the votes needed to lead the US House of Representatives after predicting he would prevail.right-wing hardliners held out
In hopes of securing enough votes to win, he had called an hours-long recess for the chamber, with lawmakers returning at 10 pm ET for another round of voting. The caucus could turn to another potential leader, such as McCarthy’s No. 2 Steve Scalise or popular conservative Jim Jordan, who was repeatedly nominated as a candidate by hardliners this week.
That raises the possibility the two parties would fail to reach a deal when the federal government comes up against its $31.4 trillion debt limit this year. Lack of agreement or even a long standoff risks a default that would shake the global economy.“We got the things that I think are transformational,” said Representative Ralph Norman, one of those who had opposed McCarthy for much of the week.
Wielding the speaker’s gavel would give McCarthy the authority to block Biden’s legislative agenda, force votes for Republican priorities on the economy, energy and immigration and move forward with investigations of Biden, his administration and his family.But McCarthy has proposed concessions that would diminish his power and boost the clout of those who have opposed him, according to sources involved in the talks.
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