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Any four defections could scuttle party-line bills. McCarthy included in this rules package concessions to win over members of the House Freedom Caucus. It will be voted on late tonight assuming McCarthy gets the votes for the speakership https://t.co/1hlvZxcOYk — PolitiTweet.org

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Matt Gaetz meeting in McCarthy’s office now. He had called on the architect of the Capitol to kick McCarthy out of the office. Asked him why he’s meeting with McCarthy, “I’m not here to paint any names on the door quite yet.” Other members meeting too — PolitiTweet.org

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Part of the strategy to get McCarthy the speakership is to get some holdouts to vote “present,” per sources   That would reduce threshold for winning speaker’s race below 218 since the rules say the winner needs to have a majority of those voting for a specific candidate. — PolitiTweet.org

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“I don’t have any comments right now, we’ve got to take a break and we’re going to be back in at 10 o’clock,” Matt Rosendale, key holdout, tells @NickyGRobertson about whether he will support McCarthy — PolitiTweet.org

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New — McCarthy holdout Eli Crane tells @KateSullivanDC that he will not vote for McCarthy for speaker. “I’m representing my constituents back home,” Crane he said, adding: “In my district they don’t support Kevin McCarthy.” — PolitiTweet.org

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There are many demands House Rs have been making on this issue as we recently noted https://t.co/SxlGLKoTAl — PolitiTweet.org

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A debt ceiling increase is always hard -- but it's shaping up to be a monumental fight later this year. McCarthy agreed with his holdouts to include language to say there should be spending cuts tied to debt ceiling hike, per Roy and Perry. That has been red line for many Ds/WH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @therecount: Kevin McCarthy tells CNN's @mkraju he believes he will have the votes to be elected House Speaker tonight. Asked how he kn… — PolitiTweet.org

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Matt Gaetz, a McCarthy foe who predicted the GOP leader would never be elected speaker, told me: “It’s looking like it's heading that way.” He said McCarthy would have to govern with a “straightjacket” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Kevin McCarthy tells @mkraju he is confident he will have the votes to become speaker by tonight. Asked why, he said, "… — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy just told me he has the votes to be elected speaker tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP trying to see if they can adjourn til 10p, per sources. Ken Buck is expected to return at 9p after returning home for a medical issue. That would give McCarthy an additional vote. Both absent members expected to return tonight. — PolitiTweet.org

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A source said that Crane is concerned about the politics of supporting McCarthy in his red district. Rosendale has positioned himself to the right of any potential primary foe if he decides to run for Senate in 2024. Fellow Montanan Ryan Zinke has backed McCarthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Matt Rosendale and incoming freshman Eli Crane are both the top targets for the furious lobbying campaign to get McCarthy elected speaker tonight, per sources, but the politics on the right are complicating things — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy tells @tedbarrettcnn that he expects Hunt and Buck to come back tonight — two of his missing supporters. Buck had a medical issue and Hunt has a premature newborn — PolitiTweet.org

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Andy Harris just voted for McCarthy — a big get for McCarthy. He had been seeking a subcommittee gavel on the appropriations panel. McCarthy had said gavels were not part of the talks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Eli Crane — incoming freshman — just voted for Jordan. Harris and Rosendale are the other two votes GOP leaders are pushing for a flip — PolitiTweet.org

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Scalise says they are trying to get their members back. “We have some holdouts … There are some members that are out that are going to be coming back, so we’re going to keep working.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy’s team is trying to clinch speakership today. They are seeing whether any of absent members can return — and whether they can flip three holdouts: Reps. Rosendale, Harris and freshman Crane or convince them to vote present, per sources They don’t have votes to adjourn — PolitiTweet.org

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12th ballot 213 for McCarthy 211 for Jeffries 4 for Jordan 3 for Hern. 217 was needed for victory given absences 13th ballot now — PolitiTweet.org

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Perry told me: “We don’t want clean debt ceilings to just go through and just keep paying the bill without some counteractive effort to control spending.” The deal also includes language to curb domestic spending at fiscal ‘22 levels — prompting major concern from defense hawks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Scott Perry, who flipped to McCarthy, told us that they agreed to included language dealing with a debt ceiling increase in the final deal — a major issue in the new Congress, which will have to avoid default sometime next year. — PolitiTweet.org

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Patrick McHenry, a key McCarthy ally, told me they have “momentum” now and expects more votes today. He said that they are now working on final holdouts to lock down 218. — PolitiTweet.org

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About an hour ago, Norman told me he has voting for Donalds. Two days ago, he said it would be a “miracle” if he voted for McCarthy. He is now voting for McCarthy — PolitiTweet.org

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Spartz is a yes (she had voted present) — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of movement in favor of McCarthy 11 votes toward him so far Donalds Bishop Brecheen Cloud Clyde Luna Miller Norman Perry Roy Self — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy has picked up FIVE votes and counting. Donalds Bishop Brecheen Cloud Clyde — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanaBashCNN: I walked those halls for years trying to ask questions while on live TV - this was next level. Well done @mkraju @tedbarre… — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy, on his way into the channer during my live shot, says he will make progress on the 12th ballot. And so far he has picked up several votes. https://t.co/yBvTzsAXW6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Victoria Spartz, who has been voting “present,” is still undecided on whether to vote for McCarthy. She told me she wants to see “movement” first. https://t.co/IHV5lTb0SA — PolitiTweet.org