Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene says Speaker Mike Johnson should resign as Democrats signal potential support

Table Of Content

• McHenry says House is probably not going to adjourn any time soon
• Rep.-elect Bob Good: 'I will never vote for Kevin McCarthy'
• Here’s what to watch for in the 14th round of voting for House speaker.
• Cruz: House Speaker fight due to 'disappointing' election and because GOP doesn't 'follow orders'
• Rep. Gaetz accuses McCarthy of 'vanity' on House floor, Rep. Bost has outburst in response
• Jeffries doesn't condemn Cori Bush's statement that Byron Donalds 'being Black' makes him a 'prop'

Spartz cast her vote after talking to Rep.-elect Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., a top aide to Kevin McCarthy, who has been trying to secure 218 votes to win the speaker’s gavel. McCarthy's opponents then nominated Donalds, R-Fla., for speaker Wednesday, who received the same 20 votes in the fourth ballot — successfully delaying McCarthy's bid for speaker again. Donalds was again nominated as a candidate on the fifth and sixths ballots and received the same 20 votes. McCarthy has failed to gain the votes needed to be elected speaker over the past two and a half days and is on track to lose the seventh vote as well. Rep.-elect Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., told reporters Thursday off the House floor that negotiators for McCarthy are working with his GOP opponents to put "meat on the bones" of a deal aimed at winning over those opponents.

McHenry says House is probably not going to adjourn any time soon

"I’m tired of your stupid platitudes that some consultant told you to say on the campaign trail, alright," Crenshaw said of the 20 Republican defectors, according to the Washington Post’s Dylan Wells. McDaniel would become the one of the longest serving RNC chairs in over 100 years if she were elected to a fourth term. McCarthy first ran for speaker in 2015 but later dropped out in a decision that he said was because "there just wasn’t a path to 218." "I think on both sides, on all sides, you've got people who want to get to yes," Johnson said.

Rep.-elect Bob Good: 'I will never vote for Kevin McCarthy'

“Under Kevin McCarthy’s leadership, House Republicans crafted a bold vision to put America back on track,” she said. Kevin McCarthy won a standing ovation on the House floor as he was nominated to be the next House speaker. Jordan said the differences between Republicans “pale in comparison to the differences with the left.” The job of the Republican party, he said, is to unite to stop the agenda of a Democratic majority that ruled for the past two years. McCarthy’s opponents have said for the last few days that their plan was to put forward a new name in the hopes that Republicans might eventually coalesce around that person, and Jordan appears to be it. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was nominated as a House speaker alternative to Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre said the White House is "looking forward to working with congressional colleagues, including Democrats, Republicans and independents" in the new Congress as they continue to "move the country forward for the American people."

Here’s what to watch for in the 14th round of voting for House speaker.

After six votes on Tuesday and Wednesday that fell short of giving him 218 votes for speaker, McCarthy floated the possibility of a rules change that would allow a single lawmaker – not five – to make a motion to vacate the chair and elect a new speaker. He also proposed putting more members of the House Freedom Caucus on key committees and votes on term limits and border security. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., offered more concessions to members of the House Freedom Caucus opposing his bid for speaker late Wednesday, but cautioned to reporters ahead of the chamber gaveling in that votes are likely to remain the same. The House failed to reach a majority in two speaker votes Thursday, bringing the total failed votes to eight over the past three days.

The House has voted to adjourn until noon on Friday — without a clear decision on a speaker. The House cannot continue any business or swear in new members without filling the speaker role. But the thought is that a call could potentially minimize that, as members from all sides of the conference continue to try to come to a deal over the speakership. Taylor Greene’s move to oust Johnson was supported by the Kentucky representative Thomas Massie, who also backed an ultimately successful attempt to remove a previous Republican speaker, John Boehner, nearly a decade ago. GOP Rep. Ron Wright of Texas, who has cancer and has missed votes in the past, is planning to attend Sunday's votes as well, according to his office.

Emmer began to lose support from conservative lawmakers shortly after Trump's missive, and he bowed out of the contest shortly after. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had asked the Supreme Court to block "the use of unlawful election results without review and ratification by" the four state legislatures and allow them to appoint a different slate of presidential electors. The brief claimed that the officials and courts in each of the battleground states unconstitutionally usurped the power granted to state legislators by changing election rules in 2020. Democrats will nominate Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and they are being urged to vote for him, according to a notice from Democratic whip Katherine Clark's office. Rep. Pete Aguilar , the Democratic caucus chair, will deliver the nominating speech for Jeffries.

Cruz: House Speaker fight due to 'disappointing' election and because GOP doesn't 'follow orders'

While on his way to support Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House, embattled Rep.-elect George Santos refused to answer lingering questions about his exaggerated campaign biography. A Wisconsin Republican congressman-elect blasted Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for "dragging" out the speaker fight to fundraise off of it. Members were still missing two votes on the final tally and it appears McCarthy is a single vote shy of winning. EST, followed four days of discord, division, and deliberations before Republicans mostly united behind McCarthy. But with only 432 votes cast, the McCarthy needed 217 to clinch it, and fell short by a single vote. This change of vote likely followed discussions between McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, and others as Republicans now believe they have enough votes to successfully elect McCarthy.

Rep. Gaetz accuses McCarthy of 'vanity' on House floor, Rep. Bost has outburst in response

Asked Tuesday evening by reporters whether Trump's opposition had been a deciding factor in his withdrawal from the speaker race, Emmer replied, "I made my decision based on my relationship with the conference." Failed to become speaker after three floor votes, facing increasing opposition from his own party in each vote. Won a closed-door vote to become the Republican nominee for speaker, but withdrew his candidacy after failing to win over holdouts before a floor vote.

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Democrats weigh helping Johnson avoid being ousted as House speaker.

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"I just think that it is embarrassing the way it has taken so long and the way they are treating one another. And the rest of the world looking, looking at, you know, can we get our act together and what I focus on getting things done." Biden made the comments while speaking to reporters outside the White House before boarding Marine One. They need to resolve the issues ASAP, so we can get to work stopping Joe Biden’s inflationary policies," Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Fox News Digital.

House Freedom Caucus member Rep.-elect Scott Perry put forward Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., as an alternative GOP candidate. It wasn’t immediately clear if the House would try for a fourth vote on Wednesday, or look to adjourn and regroup on Thursday. The sixth round of voting for House speaker ended just like the last two rounds – with no one able to reach 218, and uncertainty about who can do it and when it might happen. "These members represents the millions of voters across the country who are disgusted with the business-as-usual, self-interested governance in Washington," the group stated. But none offered any indication of whether a breakthrough was possible or imminent. The House was set to reconvene at 8 p.m., but possibly because of this progress, Republicans were expected to quickly vote to adjourn for the night.

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) inaugurated a record-setting number of members this week, despite denying Republican Rep.-elect Byron Donalds. Fox News' Aishah Hasnie asked him if he's cut a deal yet to which he replied "no." "I want Jim Jordan to run the Judiciary Committee, I want James Comer to run the Oversight Committee, I wanted Jim and James to get to work yesterday, and I don’t want Matt Gaetz to resign," Scott said. "If Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign from the House of Representatives. That is how certain I am," the Florida Republican said on "Ingraham Angle."

The House passed a resolution in support of Israel in the war against Hamas – the first measure to come to the floor after Speaker Mike Johnson was elected earlier Wednesday following three weeks without a speaker. Shortly after reconvening Wednesday night, the House voted to adjourn until noon Thursday — with still no speaker elected. Four Republican lawmakers voted against a motion to adjourn the House until Thursday. If the House had not adjourned, members would have held another vote for speaker. Still, even if these negotiations prove successful and 10 lawmakers do flip to McCarthy's column — which is far from certain — that doesn't get McCarthy to the 218 votes to win the speakership, so he would still have more work to do. Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House of Representatives, triggered an all-out split in his own party’s ranks last week by finally agreeing, after months of stalling, to a floor vote on the $95bn foreign aid programme.

Rep.-elect Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, may return home as his wife gave birth this week. Oklahoma Rep.-elect Kevin Hurn's mother died this week, and he wants to attend her funeral on Saturday. It’s going to be rather damning for House Speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., if the House votes shortly after noon ET and he still fails to alter any votes. McCarthy has not yet gained the necessary 218 votes to become speaker as the House starts votes on its fourth day.

Won a closed-door vote, beating six others vying for the Republican nomination for speaker. Mr. Emmer had attempted to mollify Mr. Trump by calling him over the weekend and praising him, according to the former president. By Tuesday evening, five more Republicans, none with a national profile, were vying for the nomination. Mr. Johnson won after multiple rounds of ballots, beating out Representative Byron Donalds of Florida, a member of the Freedom Caucus. The glimmer of consensus came only hours after Mr. Emmer’s abrupt exit made him the third Republican this month to be chosen to lead the party, only to have his bid collapse in a seemingly endless cycle of G.O.P. grievances, personality conflicts and ideological rifts. He once shared the story with a mostly Democratic audience at a congressional hearing on slavery reparations, and he was surprised to hear boos as he spoke, he later recounted to the Council for National Policy, an assembly of conservative donors known for its strict secrecy.