McCarthy’s Losing Streak Hits Six Votes as GOP Holdouts Dig In
- House adjourns until Wednesday evening after sixth ballot
- Opposition by Republican dissidents holds firm on second day
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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another stunning blow at the hands of a group of Republican dissidents, who blocked him from becoming speaker in a sixth round of voting and turned the first days of the party’s control of the chamber into a scene of chaos and dysfunction.
In multiple rounds of voting over two days, McCarthy failed to win over a single one of his opponents, raising questions about whether he would continue his quest for the speaker’s gavel while keeping the House in a state of suspension.