McCarthy received 216 votes, one shy of the number needed for a victory. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Embattled Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another embarrassing defeat - his 14th of the week - as he failed late on Friday to secure the votes needed to lead the US House of Representatives after predicting he would prevail.
In hopes of securing enough votes to win, he had called an hours-long recess for the chamber, with lawmakers returning at 10pm for another round of voting. The caucus could turn to another potential leader, such as Mr McCarthy’s No. 2 Steve Scalise or popular conservative Jim Jordan, who was repeatedly nominated as a candidate by hardliners this week.
That raises the possibility the two parties would fail to reach a deal when the federal government comes up against its US$31.4 trillion debt limit this year. Lack of agreement or even a long standoff risks a default that would shake the global economy. Of the 20 Republicans who this week have cast votes opposing Mr McCarthy, 14 received campaign contributions totalling US$120,000 ahead of the midterms from the McCarthy-controlled Majority Committee fundraising group, federal disclosures showed.
Wielding the speaker’s gavel would give Mr McCarthy the authority to block Mr Biden’s legislative agenda, force votes for Republican priorities on the economy, energy and immigration and move forward with investigations of Biden, his administration and his family.
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