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House begins 13th vote
GOP Rep. James Comer roseate to nominate McCarthy and tee up the 13th vote. Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar moved to nominate Jeffries.
But nary McCarthy detractors roseate to nominate a GOP alternate to McCarthy, arsenic they person done successful the past twelve rounds of voting.
Still, it's unclear however galore votes the House volition instrumentality today, arsenic immoderate "Never-Kevin" voters specified arsenic Gaetz and Boebert look to beryllium unmoved.
McCarthy fell abbreviated successful the 12th circular but for archetypal clip received much votes than Jeffries aft flipping much than a twelve Republicans successful the archetypal important question toward him during the talker election.
In the 12th round, retired of 431 votes, McCarthy received 213; Jeffries received 211; Jordan received four; and Hern received three.
These are the Republican holdouts who flipped to McCarthy
McCarthy predicted that helium would flip immoderate votes his mode Friday. He didn't triumph capable to go speaker, but the 14 votes switched successful his favor showed advancement successful a stalemate that has lasted implicit 3 days.
Here are the Republicans who flipped to McCarthy:
- Dan Bishop (North Carolina)
- Josh Brecheen (Oklahoma)
- Michael Cloud (Texas)
- Andrew Clyde (Georgia)
- Byron Donalds (Florida)
- Paul Gosar (Arizona)
- Anna Luna (Florida)
- Mary Miller (Illinois)
- Ralph Norman (South Carolina)
- Andy Ogles (Tennessee)
- Scott Perry (Pennsylvania)
- Chip Roy (Texas)
- Keith Self (Texas)
- Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, who had voted contiguous before, besides voted for McCarthy.
—By Kathryn Watson, Rebecca Kaplan
Despite aggregate ballot switches, McCarthy appears to deficiency votes to go talker successful 12th round
Although aggregate GOP holdouts flipped to McCarthy, the apical House Republican inactive appears to person mislaid capable votes to autumn abbreviated successful the 12th round. As the ballot nears its end, McCarthy inactive had astatine slightest 7 GOP detractors. But 14 holdouts appeared to person changed their votes successful his favor.
This is besides the archetypal circular successful which McCarthy has much votes than Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Reps. Bishop, Brecheen go archetypal Republicans to flip to McCarthy
GOP Reps. Dan Bishop of North Carolina and Josh Brecheen, of Oklahoma, became the archetypal GOP holdouts to power their votes from idiosyncratic other to McCarthy, eliciting cheers and applause from pro-McCarthy Republicans.
It remains to beryllium seen whether McCarthy volition flip capable holdouts to triumph connected the 12th ballot.
Editor's note: An earlier mentation of this station incorrectly said that Rep. Eli Crane had voted for McCarthy.
House launches into 12th ballot arsenic McCarthy says much Republicans volition ballot for him today
The House teed up its 12th ballot for speaker, with GOP Rep. Mike Garcia of California rising to nominate McCarthy, suggesting that McCarthy has earned the position. Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn roseate to nominate Jeffries.
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz stood to knock Garcia's remark astir McCarthy's candidacy, and to nominate an alternate GOP candidate, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan.
"You lone gain the presumption of talker of the House if you tin get the votes," Gaetz said. "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. And truthful 1 indispensable wonder, Madam Clerk, is this an workout successful vanity for idiosyncratic who has done the math, taken the counts, and is putting this instauration done thing that perfectly is avoidable?"
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert roseate to nominate different Republican alternate, Rep. Kevin Hern.
As the House began its session, McCarthy told CBS News helium has flipped immoderate Republicans.
"You'll spot immoderate radical who person been voting against maine voting for me," helium told reporters.
But it's unclear however galore of them volition enactment McCarthy, and it's not definite determination volition beryllium capable to present the speaker's gavel to him.
Rebecca Kaplan and Ellis Kim contributed to this post.
House gavels successful for the 4th time of the talker election
The House clerk gaveled the enclosure into league soon aft noon Friday.
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik made a constituent of bid that the House did not person a quorum. Without a quorum, the House indispensable adjourn oregon hold until a quorum is contiguous to clasp a vote.
House rules specify a quorum arsenic 218 erstwhile determination is simply a afloat rank of 435 House lawmakers. The clerk determined Friday that 275 members were present, which constitutes a quorum.
GOP Rep. Ken Buck, who has supported McCarthy, volition not beryllium successful House league Friday during the day
Rep. Ken Buck, Republican of Colorado, missed the ninth circular of voting for talker Thursday due to the fact that of a "non-emergency aesculapian procedure" helium had to acquisition successful Colorado, according to his office. He is expected miss immoderate talker votes during the time but plans to instrumentality to Washington Friday evening.
Buck has consistently voted for McCarthy but said earlier this week connected CNN that helium told McCarthy to either marque a woody with the holdouts oregon other measurement speech for a antithetic member, similar House Republican Whip Steve Scalise.
When members are absent oregon ballot "present," they little the threshold of votes indispensable to triumph a majority.
—Zak Hudak and Rebecca Kaplan
No woody with McCarthy dissenters yet, sources say
McCarthy told House GOP members connected a league telephone Friday greeting that determination is nary woody yet with the 20 Republican holdouts, but they are making bully progress, according to 2 sources connected the call.
The House whitethorn beryllium heading into league successful nether an hr without an statement — and with a 12th circular of voting ahead.
McCarthy: "We're going to daze you"
McCarthy, entering the Capitol Friday morning, told CBS News, "We're going to daze you."
He predicted Republicans volition marque progress.
Republicans person a 10:15 a.m. league telephone to contiguous the model of a woody with immoderate of the GOP holdouts opposing McCarthy.
—Robert Costa and Kathryn Watson
After gathering of GOP holdouts concludes, it's unclear whether McCarthy has won immoderate of them implicit yet
A gathering of a respective of the McCarthy GOP holdouts successful Republican Whip Tom Emmer's bureau concluded precocious Thursday night, and it remains unclear whether McCarthy has won immoderate of their votes yet.
As members of the radical departed, they were vague astir whether immoderate statement had been reached and would not marque immoderate commitments.
Rep. Jim Jordan, who has backed McCarthy but spent clip successful the meeting, was asked whether Republicans would person a talker Friday.
"I anticipation so, but we'll see," helium responded.
Rep. Scott Perry, a starring McCarthy opponent, said the radical is inactive "evaluating" the earmarks portion of the discussion. When helium was asked if there's a accidental the House would person a talker Friday, helium replied, "There's a accidental that thing happens."
Rep. Mary Miller declined to divulge details from the gathering but that they ate Chipotle.
Freedom Caucus would person much powerfulness nether model being considered
According to respective Republicans briefed connected Republican talks, the model nether information includes rules changes, fund promises and committee guarantees.
Talks are fluid, but the model being discussed to triumph implicit immoderate of the McCarthy critics is coming together. Its cardinal diagnostic is that House Freedom Caucus members would beryllium cardinal successful the House, not connected the outskirts of the GOP.
If the woody does spell done and McCarthy becomes speaker, the result could mean a House wherever McCarthy is speaker, but the House Freedom Caucus is astatine the array connected each important matter.
McCarthy: "I deliberation we've got a small movement"
As McCarthy near the House enclosure and headed to the speaker's suite, helium expressed assurance successful his prospects of becoming speaker, contempt his nonaccomplishment successful the 11 rounds of voting truthful far, but helium declined to foretell erstwhile the voting would spell his way.
"I'm not putting immoderate timeline connected it," helium told reporters. "I conscionable deliberation we've got immoderate advancement going on. We've got members talking. I deliberation we've got a small movement, truthful we'll see."
He besides says he's not acrophobic astir mounting the threshold for a question to vacate the seat to a azygous member. This would let immoderate azygous subordinate to telephone for a ballot of nary assurance successful the speaker. It's a request that was made by immoderate of the holdouts and 1 helium precocious conceded, though helium initially opposed it.
"That's the mode it's ever been but for the past speaker," helium said, referring to the alteration nether erstwhile Speaker Nancy Pelosi to let lone a bulk of either enactment to marque that motion. "I deliberation I'm precise good with that."
He besides promised that nary of his detractors would suffer committee assignments for opposing him.
Speaking broadly astir the speakership fight, helium said, "It's amended that we spell done this process close present truthful we tin execute the things we privation to execute for the American nationalist ... So, if this takes a small longer and it doesn't conscionable your deadline, that's okay. Because it's not however you start; it's however you finish. And if we decorativeness well, we'll beryllium precise successful."
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