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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reacts during the 12th round of voting for speaker in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Conservative holdouts shift to McCarthy as speaker’s fight drags into fourth day

By Susan Ferrechio, Mica Soellner and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reacts during the 12th round of voting for speaker in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

McCarthy flips votes in grueling fight for House speaker, heading toward 13th ballot

By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, Budget Director-designate Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee. Mulvaney has cleared a routine Senate hurdle. But at least two senior Republicans have voiced doubts about supporting him in a Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, confirmation vote. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Mick Mulvaney advises Freedom Caucus to claim victory and support Kevin McCarthy

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., nominates former President Donald Trump in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Matt Gaetz fundraising off his McCarthy holdout for speaker

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves a private meeting room off the floor as he negotiates with lawmakers in his own party to become the speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy appeals to holdouts as House sits in limbo

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Vendetta: Matt Gaetz accused of mixing personal animosities in speaker fight

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., after a failed seventh vote in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy loses another vote for speaker as backers grow impatient

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens during the seventh round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House stalemate still holds back choice of a new speaker

By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., during a sixth round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy hopes concessions to conservatives begin breaking gridlock in speaker’s vote

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Trump backs McCarthy despite failed speaker votes, urges GOP to snatch victory

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Revolt wears thin as Republicans wait to govern

By Kerry Picket, Mica Soellner and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, speaks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy fails to secure votes for the sixth time, House remains in limbo

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens to the fifth round of votes in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Five times is not the charm: McCarthy again stalled in his prolonged quest for House speaker’s gavel

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., listens as members vote in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steve Scalise emerges as favorite to win speaker’s race: Oddsmaker

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday, Dec. 20, on whether to publicly release years of Trump’s tax returns — returns that Trump has tried desperately to shield. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump’s last-minute plea for McCarthy doesn’t sway any House Republicans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by reporters as he walks to the House floor from the Speakers Office, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kevin McCarthy on the ropes: GOP fighting over speaker’s gavel leaves House in limbo

By Susan Ferrechio, Mica Soellner and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pauses during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. The new 118th Congress, with Republicans in control of the House, begins Jan. 3, 2023, but the first task for the GOP is electing a new speaker and whether House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., can overcome opposition from conservatives in his own ranks to get the job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Time for Republicans to unify and elect Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters as he leaves the chamber, after failed the third round of votes to choose the Speaker of the House on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gaetz slams Trump’s ‘sad’ heightened support for McCarthy

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida Republican Wednesday justified his decision to switch his House speaker vote from Kevin McCarthy by saying the GOP leader's chances have diminished. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

GOP’s Byron Donalds says he switched his House speaker vote to Jim Jordan to ‘break a deadlock’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., is followed by reporters as he heads to the House Floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press