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“I’ll be voting for Byron Donalds,” GOP Rep. Ralph Norman told me of the next ballot. He is one of the holdouts they are looking to pick off. He said he is still reviewing the emerging deal. McCarthy still doesn’t have 218 — PolitiTweet.org

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He said rules package presented on Sunday is staying the same and the only change is the threshold to allow one member to call for the motion to vacate   “Everyone on our call before January 3rd loved that package.” w/@FoxReports @AnnieGrayerCNN @MZanona — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy has struck a more gracious and positive tone on conference call, but said there’s no agreement yet and that they are “in a good position.” He and his allies have walked thru the emerging deal and noted more Freedom Caucus members would be on key committees, per sources — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byHeatherLong: Key takeaways from a great December job report: 1) 4.5 million jobs added in 2022. 2) Job growth is slowing, but not m… — PolitiTweet.org

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Richard Burr, former senator, says no action was taken against him in SEC insider trading probe https://t.co/ugEkyhIpME — PolitiTweet.org

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House GOP Conference call at 10:15am, per sources. The notice just went out. McCarthy’s team had been leery of having an in-person meeting after Tuesday’s session turned into a yelling match and may have hardened opposition to him — PolitiTweet.org

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Still no deal tonight after late-night talks. Both sides say they’re making progress. But if the deal is reached, it won’t get McCarthy 218 votes, Republicans say, since other concerns need to be resolved — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: The House has adjourned until noon Friday after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to win a majority of votes across 11 ballots ove… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: House Republicans are scheduled to hold a conference call tomorrow sources tell @MZanona and me as day four of Speaker… — PolitiTweet.org

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I asked him about giving in on allowing one member to call for a vote ousting a sitting speaker. “I’m very fine with that … I’m not afraid. … I won’t be a weaker speaker.” Asked why they didn’t sort it out before Jan. 3, he said: “We tried to sort it out before Jan. 3” — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy: “Members are not going to lose committee assignments” (This threat was made by Mike Rogers on Tuesday) - “I have the longest speech on the floor so apparently I like to make history,” referring to how long it’s taken so far — PolitiTweet.org

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News — McCarthy defends concessions he’s made, says he won’t be a “weaker speaker” because of the motion-to-vacate deal, downplays the time it’s taken so far and says he has no timeline to get to 218 https://t.co/dma2dGmmsh — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Patrick McHenry, a key McCarthy ally, told us: “The main things we're talking about are a conservative agenda around spending and the nature of our Republican majority. That's really the crux of the conversation. And that's really the contours of it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Key House GOP negotiators said they were moving closer to an agreement that would allow the House to adjourn for the night and move Kevin McCarthy closer to the 218 votes needed go become speaker. — PolitiTweet.org

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The House will next vote on a motion to adjourn the House until noon tomorrow. Dems to oppose. GOP thinks they’ll have the votes — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy and Emmer behind closed doors with Roy, Donalds and some other members. Lawmakers saying a deal is within reach either tonight or tomorrow. “Lots of talks going on,” Emmer said. It won’t get McCarthy to 218 but could get him closer — PolitiTweet.org

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Gaetz nominates Trump to be House speaker on 11th ballot — PolitiTweet.org

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The fact that the House is going to an 11th ballot vote is a sign that not enough McCarthy foes are sold on this emerging deal and will give them the votes to adjourn. Many members reviewing it now — PolitiTweet.org

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10th ballot 212 - Jeffries 200 - McCarthy 13 - Donalds 7 - Hern 1 - present There may be an effort to adjourn after this vote is called bc talks bw the two camps have progressed, per multiple Rs — PolitiTweet.org

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It still won’t get him to 218, GOP sources say, but if they get a deal it will get him closer. And then they can work to pick off member-by-member, they hope. Some may vote “present” to lower threshold — PolitiTweet.org

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Negotiators pushing to finalize a deal that could help them adjourn for the night and get McCarthy closer to 218 votes. It’s a product born out of talks between GOP leaders and Roy/Perry. Roy just told us: “A lot of good work has been done today. There’s still a lot to be done.” — PolitiTweet.org

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MTG wants to be on House Oversight. But she told me she has not been giving that explicit assurance from McCarthy. “Well I have assurances to be on committees, but I haven’t been promised any committee.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s another issue complicating matters and what could push speaker fight into next week: At least four Republican members have to leave town Friday because of some serious family issues they have to attend to, per source — PolitiTweet.org

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MTG to me: “I’m not sure how Lauren Boebert on one hand can demand so much out of Kevin McCarthy, but then demand nothing out of someone else and be willing to vote for them to be speaker.That’s not serious, I don’t think that’s leadership and I really see it as more obstruction” https://t.co/1AdYmBDuZm — PolitiTweet.org

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House on 9th ballot now. McCarthy won’t get to 218. When it gets to 10th ballot, this will be the longest speaker’s race since 1859 when it went to 44 ballots https://t.co/w1wXKVMCxY — PolitiTweet.org

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The House is now on the ninth speaker’s ballot. McCarthy won’t get 218. When it gets to the 10th ballot, this will be the longest speaker’s race since 1833 https://t.co/w1wXKVMCxY — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked at what point will he make a realization that the outcome won’t change, McCarthy told me: “After I win.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked Kevin McCarthy about why he can’t pick off any of the 20 Rs.  “It’s all going to be this way until an agreement comes,” Asked why it’s been so hard for him, McCarthy said: “I think it’s great. If you think it’s so hard, when it comes, I want to see what you write.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: Kevin McCarthy has been up out of his seat during this 8th vote, talking to different members, when in the previous 7 S… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Perry complained to me about leaks last night too, after @mkraju & I reported the details of the McCarthy offer. Said we shoul… — PolitiTweet.org