After 15 Tries and Most of His Dignity Gone, Kevin McCarthy Becomes House Speaker ...Middle East

Early Saturday morning, Kevin McCarthy finally crossed the threshold to become speaker of the House. The result comes on the fifth day, in the fifteenth round of voting, of what has become the fifth longest speaker election in American history, and the longest since before the Civil War.McCarthy secured 216 votes, with several earlier Republicans defectors instead voting present and lowering the number of votes he needed to win. Throughout the week, McCarthy had struggled to eclipse even 200 votes, starting first at 203, before dropping to 202, and even 201 as a group of 19 Republicans continually voted against him, round after round. Meanwhile, Democrats proffered a united front, giving Hak

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