Sahil Kapur

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216-214, the GOP motion to adjourn passes by one vote. Four Republicans join Democrats to vote against it. Appla… https://t.co/v4NN2WEf7o — PolitiTweet.org

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@swin24 😉 — PolitiTweet.org

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@HouseDailyPress @TomColeOK04 *Thursday — PolitiTweet.org

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House returns. Tom Cole motions to adjourn until tomorrow at noon. All in favor? Republicans shout "AYE!" Democrats shout "NO!" louder. They demand a recorded vote. That's happening now. House cannot agree on whether to hold a vote tonight on who will be the next Speaker. — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy-aligned big spender CLF and right-wing Club For Growth say they have a deal to jointly support McCarthy for Speaker. “CLF will not spend in any open-seat primaries in safe Republican districts and CLF will not grant resources to other super PAC's to do so,” it says. https://t.co/p9FZ1QGtiD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pennstatetom: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is seen on the House floor during the 6th vote in which he did not rece… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @frankthorp: Rep Biggs when asked why Trump’s push didn’t resonate: “Well, we love Mr. Trump, but we also appreciate the moment and we… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump just released this statement on @ByronDonalds: “He will have his day, and it will be a big one, but not now!” https://t.co/qWYcNrwgUU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rachaelmbade: Quite the negotiation — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s endorsement proves worthless to Kevin McCarthy in his speaker bid via @jonallendc: https://t.co/Y9VxYze4G1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Tom Cole moves to adjourn until 8pm. The ayes have it. Adjourned. There is still no Speaker. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sixth ballot, same as the fifth Jeffries (D): 212 votes McCarthy (R): 201 votes Donalds (R): 20 votes "present": 1 vote "A Speaker has not been elected," clerk says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Another reminder from the Democratic whip telling lawmakers to “remain near the Floor” for further Speaker ballots. (Again, reason is Dem absences could lower the majority threshold and make it easier for McCarthy to win.) https://t.co/horTAVrpAr — PolitiTweet.org

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Imagine this current House majority trying to negotiate an omnibus if they got their way and punted it to ‘23 — PolitiTweet.org

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Revisiting these McConnell comments from a couple weeks ago on Trump, after his pressure on House Rs fails to move a single vote… — PolitiTweet.org

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Little has changed between the first and fifth ballots for Speaker: McCarthy has lost one vote (Byron Donalds) and one has switched to "present" (Victoria Spartz). — PolitiTweet.org

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And the fifth ballot comes to an end. Same result. Jeffries (D): 212 votes McCarthy (R): 201 votes Donalds (R): 20 votes "present": 1 vote "A Speaker has not been elected," clerk says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tom Cole has cultivated a reputation as one of the most institutionalist House Republicans (with one glaring exception). He told me that for all their divisions, "there's no question" the caucus's mainstream is closer to the anti-McCarthy rebels than to centrist Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP Rep. @TomColeOK04 pours cold water on the idea of a bipartisan Speaker: “That's really off the table. I don't think anybody voted to do that. I don't think that works very well in any time. I think it's particularly unsuited to these times. The polarization is too great.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Morning_Joe: "However this ends, this exposes that division within the party that's going to continue to haunt them unless they find so… — PolitiTweet.org

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Lauren Boebert rejects Donald Trump's wish: "Having my favorite president call us and tell us we need to knock this off — I think it actually needs to be reversed. The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw." https://t.co/Q13VcOZpbv — PolitiTweet.org

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And that’s 20 Republican defections — the same 20 as yesterday. Three failed ballots, a bunch of negotiations and a push from Donald Trump have failed to move any votes toward Kevin McCarthy. https://t.co/uETovsreGz — PolitiTweet.org

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Jarring split screen: As McCarthy struggles to get elected Speaker due to a House GOP mutiny, McConnell speaks at an event with Joe Biden touting a bipartisan infrastructure law. https://t.co/UgvEKegBrn — PolitiTweet.org

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Between the third ballot (yesterday) and fourth ballot (now), still no Republican flips for or against McCarthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Gaetz, Good and Gosar vote Donalds. That's 11 GOP votes against McCarthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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So far, zero Republican flips for or against McCarthy, compared to yesterday's third ballot. — PolitiTweet.org

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Donalds votes for himself to be Speaker. That's 7. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cloud and Clyde vote for Donalds. That's six GOP votes against McCarthy. Barring unexpected surprises from here, nobody is on track to gain a majority — again. — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans Biggs, Bishop, Boebert and Brecheen vote for Byron Donalds. One more and McCarthy will lose again. So far, this is proceeding much like yesterday's votes, only with a new anti-McCarthy candidate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chip Roy says the Republican rebels aren't ready to let up: "We're not there." He says they want a Speaker who will "stand up in the face of the swamp that continues to step over the American people," and not "spend money we don't have" or "leave our borders open." — PolitiTweet.org