US POLITICS | House Speaker Vote : Voting Continues for Fourth Day | Who are the ‘Taliban 20’ paralyzing US politics?
.Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is meeting to vote for the next Speaker after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to earn more than 218 votes on three separate Tuesday ballots, the first time in 100 years that the Speaker was not elected on the first ballot. (AFP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Memento Maxima Digital Marketing- The U.S. House of Representatives is meeting for a fourth day to attempt to elect a new Speaker. So far, no nominee has reached the necessary votes in 11 different ballots this week.
- GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy was widely expected to succeed Democrat Nancy Pelosi; however, he has fallen short of the 218 votes needed, and behind Democratic nominee Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- McCarthy continues facing pushback from members of the House Freedom Caucus. Fellow Republicans, such as Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Matt Gaetz have nominated a handful of McCarthy challengers this week, including Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former President Donald Trump.
- In the meantime, none of the newly elected members of Congress have been sworn in due to delays with selecting a new House Speaker.
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Who are the ‘Taliban 20’ paralyzing US politics?
Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is meeting to vote for the next Speaker after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to earn more than 218 votes on three separate Tuesday ballots, the first time in 100 years that the Speaker was not elected on the first ballot. (AFP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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A group of Republican rebels dubbed the “Taliban 20” have brought Washington to a standstill by torpedoing party favorite Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker of the US House of Representatives. The House cannot perform any of its vital functions — including overseeing national security, investigating government misconduct and passing legislation — until its presiding officer is in place, spelling paralysis in Congress. The renegade Republicans were given their unflattering nickname by frustrated lawmakers from their own side. But who are they and what do they want?
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