And Democrats nearly got their wish.
But some Republicans switched their votes to adjourn, eventually giving them a 216-214 majority in favor of adjournment.
If anything, it gives McCarthy and his allies more time to have a go at sway the dissenters.
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Only after a new speaker is selected can that happen.
On to day three.
Instead, there will be another call for an adjournment until noon ET/9 a.m. PT on Thursday.
They want us divided.
They want us to fight each other.
That much is being made clear by the popcorn and alcohol and blankets, she said.
That drew shouts of out of order from the Democratic side.
But on the sixth round, he had to do so with some Republicans calling him out of order.
There was no movement from previous votes.
After the vote, the House adjourned until 8 PM, with Democrats objecting loudly.
The time period may give Republicans time to negotiate.
His son, Jonathan, is due to be sworn into the new Congress representing an Illinois congressional seat.
Santos, who has admitted to fabricating stories about his background, has so far voted for McCarthy.
The most recent vote was unchanged from previous rounds.
Just outside the chamber, members appeared to be getting ever more frustrated.
They find ways to work together.
And I think we should find ways to work together.
Buck has mentioned Steve Scalise, the House Majority Leader, as a possibility.
PREVIOUSLY:Kevin McCarthy lost a fourth vote to secure a majority and win the House speakership.
REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT, Trump wrote.
But there was no shift in the latest ballot toward McCarthy.
Jeffries garnered 212 votes, McCarthy 201 and Donalds 20.
The winner must get a majority of those casting ballots for a candidate.
Jeffries became the first African American nominated as speaker.
Gallagher added, We air it all out in the open for the American people to see.
But that never happened.
