US House of Representatives remains in gridlock with Republicans still unable to elect speaker

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Republicans in the US House of Representatives late Wednesday were again unable to vote Kevin McCarthy into the role of House Speaker, as disagreements within the party threaten to sabotage a narrow majority won in the November midterm election. After six rounds of voting over two days, McCarthy has yet to receive the 218 votes needed to take the speaker’s gavel, as a group of around 20 hardline conservatives has refused to back the California Republican. McCarthy has only secured 201 votes in each of the last three rounds of voting, with holdout Republicans voting for an alternative nominee, Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican, and Republican Victoria Spartz of Indiana voting “present.”

The house reconvened at 8 p.m. Washington time (1:00 GMT Thursday) in an effort to dissolve the impasse, but adjourned for a second day without resolving the matter. The House will reconvene on Thursday at noon. Voting will resume until a candidate reaches the magic number of 218 votes. “I don’t think voting tonight is productive,” McCarthy said on Wednesday, exiting a lengthy closed-door meeting with key holdouts. “I think people need to work a little more. I don’t think a vote tonight would make any difference. But a vote in the future could.’ Some Democrats have expressed to the media their readiness to vote for what they described as a moderate Republican who would be ready to reach a middle ground regarding issues such as government funding and debt ceiling. Until a speaker is chosen, representatives elected to the House cannot be sworn in, leaving Congress’ lower chamber unable to function.

Early Wednesday, former US President Donald Trump urged members of his party to rally behind McCarthy to end the chaos that unfolded Tuesday. Trump weighed in on his social media platform “Truth Social,” which provides him with a direct line to his base, to urge holdouts in his party vote for McCarthy, writing: “Close the deal, take the victory.” Trump added: “Republicans, do not turn a great triumph into a giant & embarrassing defeat.” The chaos in the voting is also indicative of a larger problem confronting the Republican Party. For example, the cover of Wednesday’s New York Post, part of the newspaper empire of Rupert Murdoch and a staunch supporter of conservative causes, featured two of the Republican defectors who voted against McCarthy, Republicans Matt Gaetz of Florida and Lauren Boebert of Colorado, with the words “Grow up!”

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