Live updates: Kevin McCarthy again tries to secure House speaker role - USA TODAY

WASHINGTON— Kevin McCarthy yet picked up immoderate momentum Friday, winning astatine slightest a half-dozen caller votes connected the week's 12th ballot and getting person to the bulk helium needs to assertion the speaker's job.

Two years aft the U.S. Capitol was stormed by a convulsive mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters, the House GOP is successful turmoil arsenic Republicans conflict to elite a House speaker. But the tide whitethorn beryllium turning for McCarthy arsenic immoderate Republicans shifted their votes arsenic the conflict for talker grinded on.

Latest developments: 

• House talker predetermination drags on: A group of Republican defectors led by the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus person stymied the predetermination of a House talker by refusing to ballot for the party's House leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy. A 12th ballot was planned for Friday.
• House GOP docket connected clasp until talker chosen: After 2 years of Democratic power successful some chambers, allowing for an 18-month legislature probe into the Capitol attack, the GOP has vowed to combat back connected narratives astir the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, COVID-19 and Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. But without a talker of the House, the enactment remains successful governmental purgatory. 
• House honoring January 6 anniversary: Before the House reconvened Friday, Democrats and Republicans remembered the Jan. 6 day successful property conferences to grant those mpacted by the convulsive onslaught 2 years ago. 

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Gaetz nominates Jordan, saying 'McCarthy doesn't person the votes'

Gaetz nominates Jordan, saying "McCarthy doesn't person the votes"

After stating that Rep. Kevin McCarthy would inactive not person capable backing for the relation of speaker, Rep. Matt Gaetz nominated Rep. Jim Jordan successful the twelfth circular of voting.

"Mr. McCarthy doesn't person the votes today. He volition not person the votes tomorrow. And helium volition not person the votes adjacent week, adjacent month, adjacent year," Gaetz said.

In his address, Gaetz called the Ohio Rep. "the Lebron James of fundraising." Gaetz had antecedently nominated Jordan connected the archetypal time of voting, contempt Jordan consistently casting his ain ballot for McCarthy successful each round. Jordan was not nominated again Wednesday oregon Thursday.

-- Savannah Kuchar

Clyburn evokes Jan. 6 erstwhile nominating Jeffries

South Carolina Democrat James Clyburn was the archetypal lawmaker to punctual colleagues astir the 2-year day of the insurrectionist onslaught connected the Capitol erstwhile rising to nominate workfellow Hakeem Jeffries for the speakership.

“Exactly 2 years agone contiguous our resoluteness was tested erstwhile a convulsive mob of insurrections attacked our Capitol, threatened the integrity of this ideology and undermined our Constitution,” helium said.

Earlier connected Friday, a bipartisan radical of lawmakers honored those impacted, injured and killed during the riot.

Clyburn, a seasoned Democratic leader, besides bemoaned however the chaos of the week has paralyzed Congress, saying Jeffries is “prepared to lead” and volition support democracy.

The 212 House Democrats person remained agreed down Jeffries, of New York, during the full saga.

— Phillip M. Bailey

McCarthy backer laments “dentistry of past fewer days”

In re-nominating McCarthy for the speaker's job, Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Cal., opened Day Four with a vivid and achy metaphor for the process.

The "dentistry of past fewer days” has been achy for everybody, Garcia said up of a 12th ballot successful the speaker's race.

Republicans are inactive trying to drill down to a resolution.

– David Jackson

Most of McCarthy’s detractors received run wealth from him

Thirteen of the 20 radical who support voting against Kevin McCarthy for talker received run wealth this rhythm from McCarthy’s governmental enactment committee, Majority Committee PAC, according to records from the Federal Election Commission.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/06/kevin-mccarthy-campaign-money-speaker-race/10996257002/

They see Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, person of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, and Byron Donalds of Florida, who astatine archetypal voted for McCarthy but past switched his vote, and ended up becoming a campaigner for talker himself.

Seven of the 20 received nary wealth from McCarthy’s main fundraising PACs. They see Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Lauren Boebert of Colorado.

— Erin Mansfield

House speakership inactive undecided

As the first week of the 118th Congress comes to a close, a House talker has not yet been selected. 

Though House GOP person Kevin McCarthy has consistently won a bulk of Republican votes, some 20 conservatives refuse to formed votes successful his favor, preferring candidates similar Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., oregon Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla. Without those votes, McCarthy is abbreviated of the votes needed to triumph the almighty position. 

Democrats person remained agreed astir leader Hakeem Jeffries, each 212 voting successful his favour successful each 10 votes.

The concern has left Congress stymied, since nary subordinate of the House of Representatives tin beryllium sworn successful and nary rules tin beryllium adopted until idiosyncratic is selected for the role.

– Ella Lee

What to expect connected Day 4

When the House gavels successful astatine noon Friday, it volition go evident if Thursday negotiations were fruitful for House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy who has mislaid 11 consecutive votes for speaker.

Lawmakers and governmental analysts successful some parties discussed past nighttime the anticipation of a woody that could appease 20 rebels successful his close flank and whether astatine slightest 16 of them would beryllium swayed to McCarthy’s side.

On the 4th time of a caller Congress without a talker and sworn-in members, each eyes volition beryllium connected the competing GOP factions of McCarthy and his 200 allies and his 20 detractors led by Reps. Matt Gaetz, Chip Roy, Scott Perry and Andy Biggs.

The mathematics allows McCarthy to suffer 4 of the 20 successful his bid for speaker. But aft days of a cumbersome process, immoderate question to his broadside would beryllium seen arsenic a immense momentum displacement for the caucus leader.

It’s imaginable a historical 12th vote could statesman astatine noon, oregon immoderate members could propulsion for an adjournment until Monday, leaving Congress without a House talker oregon sworn-in representatives for the weekend. McCarthy is not successful favour of adjourning for the play and has said the House shouldn't permission if its enactment isn't done. 

“Progress” has been the magic connection each week, with some McCarthy allies and opponents telling reporters an statement was near.

Friday could beryllium them close oregon wrong.

-- Candy Woodall

House to grant Jan. 6 anniversary

Before the House reconvenes Friday, Democrats and Republicans volition retrieve the Jan. 6 day successful property conferences to grant those who were killed, injured and impacted by the convulsive onslaught 2 years ago.

At 9:30 a.m. connected the House Triangle, Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey and Dean Phillips of Minnesota volition people the day and item the precocious passed Electoral Count Reform Act they accidental “will assistance sphere the integrity of our elections and support democracy.”

At 10 a.m. connected the House steps, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries volition clasp a bipartisan remembrance with Republicans, recognizing 2 years since the attack.

Many House members serving contiguous were determination connected Jan. 6, 2021, erstwhile a convulsive mob stormed the Capitol.

-- Candy Woodall