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U.S. NEWS Thursday 5 January 2023
McCarthy fails again in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray

By LISA MASCARO, FAR- the Civil War.
NOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN A new generation of con-
FREKING servative Republicans,
Associated Press many aligned with Trump’s
WASHINGTON (AP) — Make America Great Again
House Republicans flailed agenda, want to upend
through a second day of business as usual in Wash-
multiple balloting Wednes- ington, and were commit-
day, unable to elect Rep. ted to stopping McCarthy’s
Kevin McCarthy as House rise without concessions to
speaker or to come up with their priorities.
a new strategy to end the “Kevin McCarthy is not go-
political chaos that has tar- ing to be a speaker,” de-
nished the start of their new clared Rep. Bob Good,
majority. R-Va., one of the holdouts.
For a fifth time, Republi- As the spectacle of voting
cans tried to vote McCar- dragged on, McCarthy’s
thy into the top job as the backers implored the hold-
House plunged deeper into outs to fall in line for the
disarray. That came mo- California Republican.
ments after the fourth vote “We all came here to get
showed 20 conservative things done,” the second-
holdouts still refusing to sup- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens to votes being cast in the House chamber as the House ranking Republican, Rep.
port him, unchanged from meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Steve Scalise, said in a
the previous time around Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Tuesday speech nominat-
and leaving him far short Associated Press ing McCarthy for the vote
of the 218 votes typically triumph into a giant & em- racy is messy, he said. “The years that a nominee for and urging his colleagues
needed to win the gavel. barrassing defeat.” American people are in House speaker could not to drop their protest.
“Let cooler, more rational Yet the California Republi- charge.” take the gavel on the first Railing against Democrat-
heads prevail,” said Rep. can vowed to keep fight- McCarthy himself entered vote, but McCarthy ap- ic President Joe Biden’s
Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, ing despite losing in mul- the chamber saying, “We’ll peared undeterred. In- agenda, Scalise, himself a
a conservative aligned tiple rounds of voting that have another vote.” stead, he vowed to fight to possible GOP compromise
with the far-right Freedom threw the new majority into But the dynamic proved no the finish. choice, said, “We can’t
Caucus who nevertheless tumult a day earlier. Ani- different from Day One, as The disorganized start to start fixing those problems
nominated McCarthy. mated private discussions Democrats re-upped their the new Congress pointed until we elect Kevin McCar-
Rep. Lauren Boebert, a broke out on the chamber leader, Rep. Hakeem Jef- to difficulties ahead with thy our next speaker.”
firm Colorado conserva- floor between McCarthy fries, for speaker, and a Republicans now in control The standoff over Mc-
tive, nominated Rep. Byron supporters and detractors right-flank leader from the of the House. Carthy has been building
Donalds, R-Fla., the chosen searching for an endgame. Freedom Caucus twice of- “I just think it’s really embar- since Republicans won the
protest candidate of the The House gaveled in at fered a challenge to Mc- rassing it’s taking so long,” House majority in the mid-
day and called for former noon, but no other work Carthy nominating Don- Biden said. “I have no idea” term elections. While the
President Donald Trump, could be done swearing alds in another history mak- who will prevail. Senate remains in Demo-
the conservatives’ hero, to in new members, forming ing moment. Both Jeffries Tensions flared among the cratic hands, barely, House
tell McCarthy, “`Sir, you do committees, tackling leg- and Donalds are Black. new House majority as their Republicans are eager to
not have the votes and it’s islation, investigating the “This country needs leader- campaign promises stalled confront Biden after two
time to withdraw.” Biden administration until ship,” said Rep. Chip Roy, out. Not since 1923 has a years of the Democrats
Earlier Wednesday, Trump the speaker was elected. the Texas Republican not- speaker’s election gone controlling both houses of
had done the opposite, “Sure, it looks messy,” said ing the first time in history to multiple ballots, and the Congress. The conserva-
urging Republicans to vote Rep. Mike Gallagher, R- two Black Americans were longest and most grueling tive Freedom Caucus led
for McCarthy. “Close the Wis., a McCarthy ally who nominated for the high of- fight for the gavel started the opposition to McCar-
deal, take the victory, he quickly re-nominated him fice, and lawmakers from in late 1855 and dragged thy, believing he’s neither
wrote on his social media for the job with a rousing both parties rose to ap- out for two months, with conservative enough nor
site, using all capital let- speech designed to peel plaud. 133 ballots, during debates tough enough to battle
ters. “Do not turn a great off detractors. But democ- It was the first time in 100 over slavery in the run-up to Democrats. q

Rats! NYC mayor ticketed for rodents at his property again

NEW YORK (AP) — New peared remotely before at front right.” Jan. 12, and Adams said conference after the Daily
York City Mayor Eric Ad- a hearing officer on Dec. Not true, Adams insisted. he would plead his case News reported the latest
ams vowed Wednesday 6 to get a $300 summons “I have a camera at the once again. “I encour- violations. The mayor, who
to fight his own City Hall for rats at his property dis- house, and I looked back age any New Yorker: You had made rat eradica-
again after he was tick- missed. on that date,” he said. “My get a summons, you feel it tion a key policy goal for
eted for rats at his Brooklyn “A rat burrow was ob- yard is clean. My garbage was done unjustly, go and the city, said he is equally
townhouse. served along the ledge is in containers. I go there, fight it,” Adams said. “And committed to ridding his
A city health depart- of the fenceline at front I sweep up. My place is that’s what I’m going to own house of the pests.
ment inspector had issued right,” the inspector wrote. clean.” do. I’m going to follow the “I spent $7,000 to do rat
two new summonses last “Fresh rat droppings were An administrative hear- process.” mitigation,” he said. “You
month, just one day after observed in front of the ing on the new sum- Adams was asked about have to be really scared of
the Democratic mayor ap- garbage bins in the yard monses is scheduled for rats at an unrelated news rats to spend $7,000.”q