
Manu Raju @mkraju
Biggs' candidacy will only make it harder for McCarthy to claim the speaker's gavel on the first ballot on Jan. 3. He lost his conference's nomination by a 188-31 vote. The next speaker needs to win 218 votes on the House floor on Jan. 3. There will be 222 GOP seats — PolitiTweet.org
Rep Andy Biggs @RepAndyBiggsAZ
I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment. Kevin McCarthy was created by, elevated by, and maintained by… https://t.co/y5pyId62HY