The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival, with the potential to become the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win initial support from his own colleagues.
WASHINGTON — House Republicans teetered on the brink of chaos Tuesday on the opening day of the new Congress, with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy pledging a “battle on the floor” if needed to overcome right-flank colleagues who are refusing to give him their votes to become House speaker.
People are also reading… “We may have a battle on the floor, but the battle is for the conference and the country,” McCarthy said at the Capitol. The group said McCarthy refused the group's last-ditch offer for rules changes in a meeting late Monday at the Capitol.
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