{"id":2827,"date":"2023-01-05T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2023-01-05T12:11:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:11:38","slug":"after-two-days-of-failure-us-house-republicans-are-trying-to-elect-a-leader-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/after-two-days-of-failure-us-house-republicans-are-trying-to-elect-a-leader-again\/2023\/01\/05\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"After two days of failure, US House Republicans are trying to elect a leader again"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON<\/span> (Reuters) Jan,5<\/span> –<\/span> Republicans<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> will<\/span> try<\/span> Thursday<\/span> to<\/span> elect<\/span> a<\/span> leader<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> third<\/span> day,<\/span> as<\/span> six<\/span> unsuccessful<\/span> votes<\/span> have<\/span> exposed<\/span> internal<\/span> divisions<\/span> and<\/span> raised<\/span> questions<\/span> about<\/span> their<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> govern.<\/span> \u00a0
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\n<\/span>House<\/span> Republican<\/span> leader<\/span> Kevin<\/span> McCarthy<\/span> lost<\/span> power<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> Speaker<\/span> as<\/span> hardline<\/span> conservatives<\/span> refused<\/span> to<\/span> accept<\/span> him<\/span> despite<\/span> pressure<\/span> from<\/span> prominent<\/span> supporters,<\/span> including<\/span> the<\/span> endorsement<\/span> of<\/span> former<\/span> President<\/span> Donald<\/span> Trump.<\/span> It<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> possible<\/span> to<\/span> secure<\/span> the<\/span> majority<\/span> required<\/span> for<\/span> such<\/span> posts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>McCarthy’s<\/span> supporters<\/span> outnumber<\/span> his<\/span> opponents<\/span> by<\/span> 10<\/span> to<\/span> 1,<\/span> and<\/span> are<\/span> increasingly<\/span> frustrated<\/span> by<\/span> their<\/span> inability<\/span> to<\/span> elect<\/span> a<\/span> leader.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> delay<\/span> prevented<\/span> individual<\/span> lawmakers<\/span> from<\/span> taking<\/span> the<\/span> oath<\/span> of<\/span> office<\/span> and<\/span> pursuing<\/span> priorities<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> investigating<\/span> the<\/span> Democratic<\/span> president’s<\/span> administration.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> get<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> of<\/span> messages<\/span> from<\/span> conservatives<\/span> who<\/span> are<\/span> fed<\/span> up<\/span> with<\/span> this,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> Rep.<\/span> Marjorie<\/span> Taylor-Green,<\/span> a<\/span> McCarty<\/span> supporter<\/span> who<\/span> has<\/span> a<\/span> reputation<\/span> as<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> divisive<\/span> lawmakers<\/span> in<\/span> Congress.<\/span> Told.<\/span> The<\/span> leadership<\/span> race<\/span> got<\/span> off<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> worrying<\/span> start<\/span> for<\/span> Republicans,<\/span> who<\/span> won<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> majority<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> after<\/span> they<\/span> secured<\/span> a<\/span> narrow<\/span> 222-212<\/span> majority<\/span> in<\/span> November’s<\/span> general<\/span> election.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> was<\/span> his<\/span> 1923<\/span> election<\/span> campaign<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> choose<\/span> the<\/span> Speaker<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> ballot,<\/span> which<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> resolved<\/span> in<\/span> nine<\/span> ballots.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> house<\/span> is<\/span> scheduled<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> back<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> at<\/span> noon<\/span> (1700<\/span> GMT).<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>McCarthy<\/span> said<\/span> late<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> making<\/span> progress,<\/span> but<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> clear<\/span> if<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> win<\/span> the<\/span> holdout<\/span> or<\/span> if<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> should<\/span> look<\/span> for<\/span> alternatives.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Possibilities<\/span> include<\/span> Republican<\/span> Rep.<\/span> Steve<\/span> Scalise<\/span> and<\/span> Rep.<\/span> Jim<\/span> Jordan,<\/span> who<\/span> won<\/span> his<\/span> 20<\/span> votes<\/span> in<\/span> Tuesday’s<\/span> nomination.<\/span> Both<\/span> have<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> support<\/span> McCarthy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Republicans<\/span> can<\/span> also<\/span> ask<\/span> Democrats<\/span> for<\/span> help.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Democratic<\/span> Rep.<\/span> Ro<\/span> Khanna<\/span> told<\/span> Reuters<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> could<\/span> support<\/span> moderate<\/span> Republicans<\/span> who<\/span> share<\/span> subpoena<\/span> powers<\/span> with<\/span> Democrats<\/span> and<\/span> agree<\/span> to<\/span> avoid<\/span> risky<\/span> stances<\/span> on<\/span> state<\/span> funding<\/span> and<\/span> debt<\/span> ceilings.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> Democratic<\/span> House<\/span> Speaker<\/span> Hakeem<\/span> Jeffries<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> that<\/span> Republicans<\/span> were<\/span> not<\/span> coming<\/span> forward<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> that<\/span> option.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>McCarthy’s<\/span> supporters<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> supported<\/span> him.<\/span> “They<\/span> have<\/span> 20<\/span> people<\/span> demanding<\/span> that<\/span> 201<\/span> surrender<\/span> unconditionally.<\/span> Well,<\/span> I’m<\/span> not<\/span> going<\/span> to<\/span> surrender,”<\/span> Republican<\/span> Rep.<\/span> Trent<\/span> Kelly<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> conference<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> night.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Following<\/span> Tuesday’s<\/span> three<\/span> failed<\/span> votes,<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> three<\/span> failed<\/span> votes<\/span> also<\/span> served<\/span> as<\/span> an<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> Trump,<\/span> who<\/span> urged<\/span> Republicans<\/span> to<\/span> unite<\/span> behind<\/span> McCarthy.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Trump<\/span> remains<\/span> an<\/span> influential<\/span> figure<\/span> among<\/span> Republicans<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> so<\/span> far<\/span> the<\/span> only<\/span> one<\/span> announced<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> 2024<\/span> presidential<\/span> candidate.<\/span> Some<\/span> within<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> have<\/span> blamed<\/span> Trump<\/span> for<\/span> failing<\/span> Republicans<\/span> to<\/span> win<\/span> seats<\/span> in<\/span> Congress<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> midterm<\/span> elections.<\/span> Some<\/span> Republicans<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> standoff<\/span> was<\/span> unlikely<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> anytime<\/span> soon.<\/span> “It<\/span> could<\/span> last<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> weekend.<\/span> I<\/span> hope<\/span> it<\/span> doesn’t,<\/span> but<\/span> it<\/span> could<\/span> happen,”<\/span> said<\/span> Rep.<\/span> Scott<\/span> Perry,<\/span> McCarthy’s<\/span> opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) Jan,5 – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try Thursday to elect a leader for a third day, as six unsuccessful votes have exposed internal divisions and raised questions about their ability to govern. \u00a0 House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy lost power to the House Speaker as hardline conservatives refused to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[77,122,128,159,161],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FJDW7GTVHFKPVMG6Z57V5KJOPM.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2829,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827\/revisions\/2829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}