Reps.-elect Kevin McCarthy and Andy Ogles were caught in a heated discussion Thursday after Ogles repeatedly shunned McCarthy's House speakership bid.
of voting for House speaker this week. The California Republican lost the ninth round on Thursday after days of tense negotiations failed to sway any holdouts for the embattled lawmaker.
Since Tuesday, McCarthy has been unsuccessful in securing the 218 votes required to become speaker in nine separate roll calls. opposed him in the first two votes on Tuesday. His opposition has grown to 21 after the House Freedom Caucus nominated Florida Republican Byron Donalds and Indiana Republican Victoria Spartz switched her vote from McCarthy to"present."During the seventh and eighth ballots Thursday, Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., cast a surprise vote for former President Donald Trump after he previously voted for Donalds.
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