McCarthy Blocked Again in Stunning Loss on 14th Speaker Vote
- Chaos breaks out in House as McCarthy Foes withhold votes
- Republican begin yet another ballot round to elect speaker
Representative Kevin McCarthy on Jan. 6.
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Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered a stunning and humiliating loss in the 14th round of balloting for speaker, just hours after he and his allies had put together a compromise they expected would win over his opponents.
But after a motion to adjourn until Monday failed, Republicans turned around to begin a 15th speaker vote.