US House Without A Speaker After Kevin McCarthy Loses Sixth Round | US News Live | News18 Live

US House Without A Speaker After Kevin McCarthy Loses Sixth Round | US News Live | News18 Live For a fourth, fifth and sixth time, Republicans tried to vote Kevin McCarthy into the role of House Speaker on Wednesday, falling short on each occasion. McCarthy lost each round after a sufficient number of Republicans voted for the surprise nomination Byron Donalds, also a Republican, on day two of the House's attempt to elect a speaker. In addition to the 20 who broke ranks and voted against McCarthy, Republican Victoria Spartz of Indiana voted "present," in the fourth, fifth and sixth vote, signifying further defections could be in progress. Some Congressional analysts have suggested McCarthy's only path to the speaker role would be if enough Republicans who defected altered their course to vote merely "present," nullifying efforts to impede his path to the gavel. In both the last three rounds, the numbers remained static with McCarthy securing 201 votes, 20 Republicans voting for Donalds, and Spartz voting "present." #mccarthy #ushouse #mccarthymedia n18oc_world n18oc_politics