Some Republicans are talking with Democrats about a deal to support a consensus candidate. There was a previous version of the story. We apologize for the mistake.
"Preliminary talks" had begun with Democrats about supporting a "consensus candidate" for Speaker
He wanted to keep the details of the conversations to himself so that he wouldn't get ahead of the talks.
Kevin is working hard to get this and we want to support him, but we don't want to go too fast because that would highjack what he is trying to do.
In the first three rounds of voting for the gavel, McCarthy was defeated. The contest for Speaker went past the first round of balloting for the first time in a century. He was stopped by 20 Republican lawmakers.
Republicans rushed to find a solution to the situation. A fourth round of voting for Speaker is set to take place Wednesday, but reports emerged just before the House was scheduled to meet that McCarthy wants the chamber to adjourn until Thursday. Democrats were going to whip against the adjournment motion if it came to the floor, according to a source.
Republican leadership was willing to find a different way to end the Speakership drama.
If a small group of people refuse to be part of the team, then we have to look somewhere else. We have to govern.
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