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Rep. Byron Donalds was non-committal over how long he plans to stay in the race. “What I'm committed to is making sure that we get a deal so we can elect a speaker and then get back to governing,” he told me — PolitiTweet.org

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Victoria Spartz, a past McCarthy supporter who voted ‘present’ on the fourth ballot, told us she did so because she wanted to allow for more negotiations within the conference to address the concerns of the 20 members. She gave McCarthy a headsup ahead of time https://t.co/LiE6OjbFVX — PolitiTweet.org

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Not a great sign for McCarthy as Victoria Spartz — a past supporter of McCarthy’s votes present. Source tells @MZanona she had been weighing a NO vote. Threshold drops to 217. But McCarthy had hoped he would peel away the opponents on this vote. But the 20 NO votes remain — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 Republican, just told me when asked if there will be a fifth ballot vote now: “I think we’re going to talk about that.” Asked if it has been decided: “I don’t think so.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, McConnell — in Kentucky with Biden touting the infrastructure law and a major bridge project from OH to KY he has long sought — hails it as a “legislative miracle.” Kevin McCarthy and his House GOP leadership team whipped against the infrastructure law — PolitiTweet.org

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Byron Donalds just voted for himself as well. Yesterday, Jordan voted for McCarthy despite being nominated — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy on verge of losing fourth speaker vote. Five GOP votes for Donalds and counting. Can only lose four — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy added: “We can go through every name in the conference,  at the end of the day we’ll be able to get there.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Chip Roy nominates Byron Donalds as speaker — the Florida R who voted for Jordan on the third ballot yesterday. Standing ovation in chamber as Roy says it’s the first time in history two Black Americans have been nominated for speaker. Again assuring McCarthy won’t get 218 — PolitiTweet.org

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“It doesn’t matter — I still have the most votes,” McCarthy just told me when asked what happens if he loses more votes on the fourth ballot https://t.co/WuxCguo8ep — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy, in the speaker’s office, with no placard yet. Two of his deputies just left — Emmer and Hudson — and they told me they expect the vote to happen at noon. There had been active talks about adjourning but they don’t have the votes for that https://t.co/OpXlelMGhy — PolitiTweet.org

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Challenge for McCarthy: They are trying to get demands from dissidents in writing but are having hard time. “There's a lot of ambiguity in the requests and we want hard parameters. And we want it in writing so we can figure out whether it's good or bad,” Fitzpatrick told me — PolitiTweet.org

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Challenge for McCarthy: Going too far to the right “Kevin McCarthy can't go somewhere that the conference isn't willing to go,” Johnson said, adding McCarthy knows he can’t have “10% of the conference dictate all of the terms of engagement and the rules to the other 90%.” https://t.co/iTbYqOJGm2 — PolitiTweet.org

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There are active discussions among McCarthy allies about adjourning House til tomorrow but problem is they may not have the votes to do it. Dems likely to whip against it, per sources, and some Rs may vote no. That means fourth ballot vote could happen at noon — key moment for KM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Some backstory here: McCarthy allies were privately panicking yesterday after Trump gave a tepid response to NBC News when ask… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump puts out statement of support for McCarthy. (The two spoke last night.) He posts on Truth Social that “it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY” — PolitiTweet.org

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What happens at noon is uncertain. House may adjourn to give more time for talks between McCarthy emissaries and opponents, per sources Or they could vote on a fourth ballot. McCarthy allies, however, fear if he loses more votes it could sink his bid. House remains paralyzed — PolitiTweet.org

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@RaulV45 A great season to emulate! — PolitiTweet.org

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“Oh yeah,” McCarthy said when I asked him if Trump wants him to stay in the race — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy argued that he is “not that far away” from clinching the votes and said“no” there is no scenario in which he drops out of the race.   “It's not going to happen,” McCarthy said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Other freshmen members also had similar incorrect language on their sites, suggesting this is boilerplate language. But Santos, of course, has faced scrutiny for apparently lying about his background and résumé — PolitiTweet.org

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Ya can’t make it up: George Santos posted a press release saying he was sworn in today. He wasn’t https://t.co/Bm45CNw7YS https://t.co/rVOt3ApDuZ — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy told reporters he believes he needs to peel off 11 more Republicans. If true, this suggests some of the 20 NO votes may come to him or vote present. — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy, who says there is no scenario where he will drop out, told me he spoke to Trump tonight. Says Trump still supports him. Says Trump is concerned about how it looks because “it doesn’t look good for Republicans.” https://t.co/3jZBBSJUhs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: NEWS: A GOP lawmaker tells me that one of the “Never Kevin” Rs called them & tried to get them to change their vote – a sign b… — PolitiTweet.org

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Hakeem Jeffries on the aid that Democrats plan to give McCarthy. "We're looking for a willing partner to solve problems for the American people -- not save the Republicans from their dysfunction." — PolitiTweet.org

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Palpable tension in GOP. Don Bacon says there were names being hurled at the initial 19 opponents as the "Taliban 19" though he prefers to call them the "chaos caucus" Other McCarthy backers question the motives of the foes "A lot of it is sound bite fundraising," Zinke said https://t.co/mYB3Xj2ZCt — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Bruce Westerman, the Arkansas Republican, told us that he just met with Kevin McCarthy, whom he described as "upbeat." "I have not seen him dejected," Westerman said. Asked if McCarthy would drop out of the race, Westerman said: "Oh no." — PolitiTweet.org

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Now it’s uncertain if they will have a conference meeting tomorrow. Lot of uncertainty within House GOP ranks about the way forward. But McCarthy allies say he’s staying in — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: NEW: House GOP leadership is expected to hold a conference meeting tomorrow morning amid their stalemate over the speakership,… — PolitiTweet.org