Three rounds took place this afternoon. The rounds all ended the same.
UPDATE 3:42 PM: McCarthy loses the sixth round after the fifth vote was cast for Donalds.
UPDATE 3:16 PM: Sixth round starts.
Rep. Kat Cammack nominates…Kevin McCarthy.
Democrats with Jeffries….again.
Rep. Scott Perry nominates…Rep. Byron Donalds.
UPDATE 2:41 PM: Final tally of the fifth round.
UPDATE 2:20 PM: Rep. Spartz explains her present vote.
UPDATE 2:00 PM: McCarthy loses the fifth round after the fifth vote for Donalds was cast.
UPDATE 1:43 PM: The fifth round starts again.
Rep. William Davidson nominates Kevin McCarthy. Rep. Lauren Boebart nominates Rep. Byron Donalds. Democrats nominate Hakeen Jeffries.
UPDATE 1:17 PM: 20 voted for Byron Donalds. Rep. Victoria Spartz voted present.
UPDATE (by WAJ) 12:40 p.m. Eastern — Already there are 8 Republican votes for someone other than McCarthy, so he can’t be elected on this 4th Round. Byron Donalds voted for himself.
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You need 218 votes to become Speaker of the House. Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed on Tuesday, with 19 to 20 Republicans defecting to Rep. Jim Jordan.
The 212 Democrats united behind election denier Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Round four starts at 12 PM ET. However! The House could adjourn at that time to give more time for negotiations:
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has dispatched several emissaries to help find a deal with his foes and present their demands to the rest of the House GOP Conference.It’s possible that the House may adjourn at noon to allow the talks to continue for the rest of the day, according to a GOP source familiar with the matter. That decision has not been made yet. But McCarthy cannot afford to lose more Republican votes on the fourth ballot, something his allies fear will sink his bid.Rep. Patrick McHenry, a McCarthy emissary, foreshadowed this last night when he told CNN that more time may be needed.There needs to be “a clear understanding” about what the offers were made going into Tuesday, McHenry said, adding that “we have to have a wider group of members understand what the tradeoffs are, what they look like, and the opportunity for the conference to come to terms with getting the 20 on board.”“So this is a this is a longer process of negotiation than just a narrow group, talking to a person,” he said.The House will continue to be paralyzed until the standoff is resolved.
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