Republican is hopeful that deal with far-right detractors could award him speaker title while House business remains paralyzed
15 far-right holdouts dropped their opposition and voted for McCarthy on Friday, when the embattled Republican gave his support to
“We made some very good progress,” a freshly confident McCarthy said as he left the floor on Friday afternoon after the House voted to adjourn until later that evening. “We’ll come back tonight. I believe at that time we’ll have the votes to finish this once and for all.” On the 12th ballot, McCarthy won the most votes for the first time since the battle over the speakership began on Tuesday, surpassing the Democrats’ choice for speaker, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York. But
“We do not trust Mr McCarthy with power,” said Congressman Matt Gaetz, a holdout who voted for the conservative Congressman Jim Jordan on the 13th ballot. Gaetz said McCarthy’s only options were to face repeated defeat or agree to amend the House rules so much so that he was effectively left to govern in a “straitjacket”.Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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