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McCarthy flips 14 hardliners in latest speaker vote

January 7, 2023 76 comments

Kevin McCarthy has lost the 12th round of voting for House speaker, but he gained 14 GOP holdouts as he continues to search for the […]

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Jake Tapper jokes about how many ballots it will take to elect a speaker

January 7, 2023 55 comments

CNN’s Jake Tapper jokes that there is a betting pool in his makeup room on how much longer the House speaker vote will take. #CNN […]

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McCarthy after failing on 11th vote: ‘It’s OK if it takes a little longer’

January 7, 2023 77 comments

The House has adjourned until noon Friday after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to win a majority of votes across 11 ballots over three days […]

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‘He’s surrendered’: Axelrod on Kevin McCarthy’s concessions

January 7, 2023 94 comments

Former Obama adviser, David Axelrod, weighs in on the vote for Speaker of the House as Kevin McCarthy appears to lose the 7th round of […]

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CNN anchors discuss Gaetz mocking Trump’s plea to vote for McCarthy

January 5, 2023 97 comments

CNN's Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, Kasie Hunt and John King discuss the state of play in the House as lawmakers conduct their latest vote for […]

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Mulvaney describes how a McCarthy loss would be a ‘mark’ against Trump

January 4, 2023 78 comments

CNN’s Jake Tapper and Mick Mulvaney, former acting chief of staff of President Trump, talk about the current dysfunction within the Republican party and GOP […]

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‘We need a speaker’: Rep. Pete Sessions weighs in on House speaker vote

January 4, 2023 89 comments

CNN’s Jake Tapper and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) talk about Republican leadership and GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after failing to secure enough votes for […]

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How investigators narrowed in on the suspect in Idaho student killings

January 3, 2023 90 comments

Investigators focused on Bryan Christopher Kohberger as a suspect in the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students after his DNA matched to genetic […]