California House Speaker Kevin McCarthy points to a newly installed nameplate in his office after being sworn in as Speaker of the 118th Congress.
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After four days and 15 chaotic rounds of voting for the speaker of the House, California Republican Kevin McCarthy finally won early Saturday Convene a new Congress.
Here’s a look at what the last day of intense, drawn-out negotiations on and around the conference room floor looked like.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) celebrates by banging his gavel after being elected speaker.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California takes the oath of office to members of the 118th Congress.
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was congratulated after winning the House’s 15th vote as it entered its fifth day trying to elect a speaker.
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shakes hands with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
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Newly elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy was sworn in after being elected on the 15th ballot.
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called his mom after being elected speaker in the 15th round.
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) talks with Rep.-elect Matt Gates (R-FL) on the floor of the House of Representatives after he was present on the fourth day of the House Speaker vote.
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Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) appear on Friday’s House vote, Republican Party leader Kevin McCarthy didn’t get enough votes for Speaker of the House on Friday, January 6, 2023.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with Rep. California Republican Kevin McCarthy after Gates voted “present” in the House.
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) was restrained after a dispute with the Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in the 14th Speaker ballot.
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Representatives-elect Dan Bishop (R-North Carolina), Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) and Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) watched live sessions as the search for speakers continued on the fourth day.
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Rep. Mike Boster, R-Illinois, interrupted the congressman. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., nominates for House of Representatives. The House of Representatives convenes for the fourth day to elect a speaker, Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio, on the House chamber.
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Republican lawmakers walked out of the chamber as members of the House of Representatives. Sen. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks as the House convenes on the fourth day to elect a speaker.
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Rep.-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC) (right) tells fellow members, including Rep.-elect Anna Luna (R-FL) and Rep.-elect Mary Miller (R-IL), that he will support the Republican Party Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) voted for Speaker of the House in that round.
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Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, right, and Victoria Spaatz, R-Ind., speak on the House floor.
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Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) (R) voted for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the vote of Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) There was a Bible on his back.
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Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) provides a phone with the initials “DT” to Representative-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT). The caller was former President Donald Trump.
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Representative-elect Tim Burchett (R-TN) (2nd-L), Representative-elect Matt Gates (R-FL) (C) and Representative-elect George Thornton (R-NY) ( R) Congratulations to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (left) after being elected Speaker of the House.
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Representatives Brian Steele (R-Wis.) and Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) were elected Speaker.
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Voting records document the votes of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) following his election as Speaker of the House.
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Rep.-elect Matt Gates (R-FL) (R) talks with Rep.-elect Paul Gosar (R-AZ) on the House floor on the fourth day of the House speaker election.
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Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) voted on the motion to adjourn in the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol.
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Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California hugs House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York as he takes the gavel in the chamber.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Green (R-Ga.) poses for a selfie with Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) at the close of the 15th vote after receiving enough votes to become House Speaker.
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Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks with reporters in Statue Hall after switching his support for House Speaker to Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
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Representatives-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL) (L to R), Representative-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC), Representative-elect Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Representative-elect Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to the media after voting for Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House Speaker.
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Representatives-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL) (L to R), Representative-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC), Representative-elect Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Representative-elect Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to the media after voting for Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House Speaker.
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Republican House members speak to the media after changing their vote for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy.
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Republican House members speak to the media after changing their vote for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy.
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