McCarthy, GOP hope to break House speaker logjam after whiffing on Tuesday
January 4, 2023 | District of Columbia
Republicans failed three times on Tuesday to elect a House speaker, but they’ll convene the House again at noon Wednesday to try again.
Tuesday’s failure marked the first time the House failed on the first vote for speaker since 1923, which was the only instance since the Civil War.
But it was more than a historical oddity. It forced a hasty adjournment aimed at giving GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s camp and members of the House Freedom Caucus a chance to see if they can find some way forward.
By late Tuesday night, more than a dozen pizzas were wheeled into McCarthy’s office, a sign of ongoing strategizing on how to deliver at least 218 votes to McCarthy. … (Excerpt from Fox News)
