Kevin McCarthy lost a vote to become House Speaker, after his own colleagues backed alternative candidates California Rep. Kevin McCarthy has lost his bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives, after 19 of his GOP colleagues voted against him. Considered too moderate by these dissenting Republicans, McCarthy is the first party leader to lose a speaker’s contest in 100 years. McCarthy received 203 votes when Congress convened to choose a speaker on Tuesday, falling short of the 218 needed to secure a majority. With the Republicans holding a 222-213 seat majority in the House, McCarthy could have lost th
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