McCarthy struggling to secure GOP votes in House speaker's race

.GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy struggling to secure Republican votes in House speaker's race

bid to clinch the speaker's gavel is at risk of falling apart due to insufficient support from his conference.earlier this month in a closed-ballot vote by his conference.

At the time, he only earned 188 of the 218 votes necessary to become speaker, with 31 votes going to his surprise challenger: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs . Biggs is one of the dozens of Republicans who have refused to support McCarthy's speakership bid. That opposition, combined with a less-than-stellar turnout by

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