House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy as of Tuesday morning had yet to gain enough GOP votes for speaker as a small group of conservatives resisted his granting their support.
Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on at least 5 House Republicans vowing to block McCarthy's bid for speaker on 'Your World with Neil Cavuto.'has already claimed the choicest piece of real estate on Capitol Hill, having moved into the speaker’s office just recently vacated by Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
Despite desperate last-minute efforts, including serving the entire caucus Chick-fil-A in the office he hopes will be his, McCarthy as of early Tuesday morning had not yet convinced enough of the holdouts to back him. If everyone is present, McCarthy will need 218 votes. Republicans will seat 222 lawmakers, so McCarthy can leave only four GOP minds unchanged. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at an election event, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
The course of events Tuesday could develop in a variety of ways, ranging anywhere from an orderly coronation, to a circus, to utter chaos. If the conservatives opposing McCarthy are bluffing and simply holding out until the last minute for all the concessions they can get, including the right of any single member to force a vote at any time to take down the speaker, then they will cave and McCarthy will glide to victory.
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