The House will reconvene at noon on Wednesday to resume its leadership elections to select the next House speaker, with lawmakers bracing for what is likely to be another hourslong meeting that may not produce any results.
Lawmakers adjourned just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday without selecting a speaker, as no candidate was able to garner the majority vote needed to secure the leadership position. Rep. Kevin McCarthy , who has positioned himself as the heir to take the speaker’s gavel, remained confident he will be elected when all is said and done, conceding it may take several days.To secure the gavel, McCarthy needs a majority of voting members — in this case, 218 lawmakers — to vote for him.
The other 19 who voted against McCarthy include Reps. Andy Biggs , Dan Bishop , Andrew Clyde , Matt Gaetz , Josh Brecheen , Bob Good , Paul Gosar , Ralph Norman , Scott Perry , Andy Harris , Matt Rosendale , Eli Crane , Chip Roy , Lauren Boebert , Michael Cloud , Mary Miller , Anna Paulina Luna , Andy Ogles , and Keith Self .If McCarthy can’t secure the votes needed to become speaker, it’s not clear who would emerge as the obvious alternative. But his defector Republicans have some ideas.
There’s also no precedent in House history for a nominee to withdraw their name from consideration, making it unclear if Jordan can reject the speakership if he is elected.A number of McCarthy’s supporters also weighed in after the party failed to elect a speaker on Tuesday, with many criticizing their fellow lawmakers for delaying the key appointment.
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