Updates: On marathon 15th ballot, McCarthy wins House speaker vote

Updates: On marathon 15th ballot, McCarthy wins House speaker vote

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Recap: In dramatic 15th ballot, Republican Kevin McCarthy clinches House speaker vote; members sworn in

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Today – and all week – McCarthy was begging for votes from some of Trump’s biggest supporters. That includes Rep. Matt Gaetz, who nominated and voted for Trump as House speaker.

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Kevin McCarthy clinched the election to become the 55th person to serve as speaker of the House after a marathon 15 rounds of voting

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since Tuesday and a series of concessions that moved power from his new position to a cadre of hard-right lawmakers.

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His election came two years after the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol – a day when McCarthy, his top deputies and 19 of the 20 holdouts he negotiated with to win all voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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On that day two years ago, McCarthy reportedly called former President Donald Trump, imploring him to call off his supporters who were ransacking the Capitol.

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