Kevin McCarthy appears on the cusp of victory in the protracted speakership battle as Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) switched their votes from no to “present,” lowering the threshold of support the GOP leader needs to win.
Kevin McCarthy appeared on the cusp of victory in the protracted speakership battle after midnight Saturday as Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane switched their votes from no to “present,” lowering the threshold of support the GOP leader needs to win.
Rogers stepped to Gaetz after McCarthy went over to speak to the holdout — and subsequently left — following the failed vote in what appeared to be an animated conversation. Elements of the emerging pact between McCarthy and conservatives that Perry did confirm included a one-member threshold for forcing a vote to oust a speaker, controls on government spending and “conservative representation” in Congress — particularly on the powerful Rules Committee.
And the day’s smattering of memorial events, public statements and remembrances seemed understated compared to the intense focus on the attack last year, when Democrats ran the House and President Joe Biden marked the occasion with a major address at the Capitol. In fact, as lawmakers prepared to mark the anniversary of the Capitol attack with a remembrance of the officers who lost their lives or were injured during and after it, some were laser-focused on the problem in front of them now.
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