Conservatives vying to derail Kevin McCarthy's speaker bid may not be able to stop him. But forcing multiple votes — the record is 133 — could still make for a historic fight.

Dec 31 2022 by Business Insider

 
US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters during a weekly Capitol Hill news conference on January 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Kevin McCarthy is working to clinch the votes needed to become House speaker in 2023. Around a dozen House Republicans currently have issues with giving him the job. Dragging out the process will determine where McCarthy fits in with other contested speakers.

Eight years after abandoning his first speaker bid to sidestep a...

Continue Reading Conservatives vying to derail Kevin McCarthy's speaker bid may not be able to stop him. But forcing multiple votes — the record is 133 — could still make for a historic fight.