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With Republicans holding just 222 seats to the Democrats’ 212, the prospect of McCarthy once considered the obvious choice for the role — winning enough votes looked shaky when the House convened Tuesday. https://t.co/CYW9Q99DCi — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy failed to garner the 218 votes needed to be elected House speaker. In a stunning reversal, McCarthy made fresh concessions to a group of 20 lawmakers in hopes of ending their blockade ahead of votes Thursday. https://t.co/UoO7Q8JCM0 — PolitiTweet.org

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For two straight days, a group of 20 hard-right House Republicans have stood between McCarthy and the speaker’s gavel. The impasse has ground the new Congress to a halt and exposed extraordinary divisions within the GOP ranks. https://t.co/fj16k49JJb — PolitiTweet.org

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