UPDATE 8:07 PM: House adjourns until noon tomorrow.
UPDATE 6:51 PM: McCarthy lost the 11th round when Rep. Michael Cloud voted for Donalds.
UPDATE 6:32 PM: Matt Gaetz once again nominates Donald Trump for Speaker.
UPDATE 6:16 PM: It’s time for the 11th round. Rep. French Hill from Arkansas nominates McCarthy.
UPDATE 5:13 PM: Guess what. McCarthy lost the 10th round.
UPDATE 4:50 PM: Rep.-elect Juan Ciscomani nominates…Kevin McCarthy in the 10th round.
UPDATE 3:51 PM: McCarthy loses again with Rep.-elect Eli Cline voting for Donalds. TO THE TENTH ROUND!
UPDATE 3:42 PM: Boebert nominates Kevin Hern.
UPDATE 3:18 PM: Here we go. 9th round. Kevin McCarthy gets nominated again. This time by Rep. Troy Nehls.
UPDATE 3:00 PM: A slight change but McCarthy lost again.
UPDATE 2:17 PM: McCarthy loses again when the fifth vote against him was cast. We will have a 9th round. Gaetz voted for Trump again.
UPDATE 2:09PM: Rep. Lauren Boebert nominates Oklahoma Rep. Ken Hern. Rep. Josh Brechen also voted for him.
UPDATE 1:41 PM Round 8 begins with Rep. Brian Mast nominating…Kevin McCarthy.
UPDATE 1:18 – Unofficial Count: McCarthy 201, Jeffries 212, Donalds 19, Others 1, Present 1
UPDATE 12:47 – Congressman Matt Gaetz nominated President Donald J. Trump
UPDATE 12:40 – McCarthy loses the seventh round after the fifth vote was cast for Donalds.
Will today be the day the House elects a Speaker? Who knows. Remember, Rep. Kevin McCarthy can only lose four votes. He needs 218 votes to win the position depending on how many vote PRESENT.
Rep. Victoria Spartz voted PRESENT during Wednesday’s three rounds, bringing the magic number down to 217.
McCarthy has made concessions to appeal to people to his side. He made two more on Wednesday:
McCarthy’s latest concession would be a significant win for hardline conservatives – after the California Republican had already proposed a five-member threshold, down from current conference rules that require half of the GOP to call for such a vote. But many more moderate members had been concerned about giving in to the far-right on this matter since it could weaken the speakership and cause chaos in the ranks.In two more concessions, the sources said, he’s also agreed to allow for more members of the Freedom Caucus to serve on the powerful House Rules Committee, which dictates how and whether bills come to the floor, and to vote on a handful of bills that are priorities for the holdouts, including proposing term limits on members and a border security plan.Nothing is final, however, since the negotiations are ongoing. And Republican sources say that even if McCarthy’s offer is accepted, it would still not get him the 218 votes he needs to be speaker. While these concessions could attract some new support, other opponents have raised different concerns that have yet to be fully addressed.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert told Sean Hannity she will not vote for McCarthy:
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY