Giving away more power did nothing for Kevin McCarthy, who lost his 8th House speaker ballot after further bowing to dissidents' demands

Jan 5 2023 by Business Insider

 
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California wades through reporters on the way to the House floor.

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Kevin McCarthy kept flailing Thursday as 20 House conservatives torched another speaker vote. McCarthy agreed to a bunch of their procedural demands overnight but that wasn't good enough. Should he ever succeed, McCarthy's role may be wildly diminished by all these concessions.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy's latest attempt at kowtowing to the 20 conservatives who've...

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