U.S._ Midnight concession: Gaetz gives in, McCarthy elected speaker on 15th vote

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Midnight concession: Gaetz gives in, McCarthy elected speaker on 15th vote

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is congratulated after winning the 15th vote in the House chamber as the House enters the fifth day trying to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP ... more >


By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times - Updated: 12:34 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023


After four days and 15 ballots, Republican Kevin McCarthy finally secured enough votes to become the 55th speaker of the House after making concessions demanded by some of the most fiscally conservative members of Congress.

Finally winning the gavel after a dramatic two rounds of voting on Friday night and into Saturday morning and a near-scuffle on the House floor, Mr. McCarthy, 57, planned to immediately swear in the 434 lawmakers present in the chamber.

The lawmakers have been waiting since the opening day of Congress on Tuesday to take the oath of office and begin their two-year terms but have been blocked from starting officially until the speaker was elected.

Mr. McCarthy won on a second round of late-night votes after negotiating for days with what began as a group of 20 conservative holdouts.

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