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PHOTOS: The drama-filled process to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House
After four chaotic days and 15 rounds of voting to choose a House speaker, California Republican Kevin McCarthy finally emerged victorious early Saturday to call a new Congress.
Here’s a glimpse of what the tense and protracted negotiations looked like on the last day, on and around the chamber floor.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) celebrates with the gavel after being elected as speaker. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California swears in the 118th members of Congress on the House floor. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, is congratulated after winning the 15th ballot in the House chamber as the House enters its fifth day trying to choose a speaker.
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Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shakes hands with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
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Newly elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy is sworn in after being elected on the 15th ballot.
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) calls his mother after being elected speaker after 15 rounds of voting.
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) speaks with Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in the House Chamber after Gaetz voted present during the fourth day of voting for the House President.
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Reps. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., are seen on the House floor during a vote in which Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., did not receive enough votes for president House on Friday, January 6, 2023. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after Gaetz voted “present” in the House of Representatives.
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) is restrained after arguing with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during the 14th round of voting for speaker.
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Reps-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) watch the proceedings as the search for a speaker continues for a fourth day. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, interrupts Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., while nominating Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to choose a speaker. Republican members leave the chamber as Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks as the House meets for the fourth day to choose a speaker.
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Rep.-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC), right, tells his peers, including Rep.-elect Anna Luna (R-FL) and Rep.-elect Mary Miller (R-IL), that he will support Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in that round of voting for Speaker of the House.
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Representatives Mary Miller, R-Ill., right, and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., are seen on the House floor.
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Representative-elect Clay Higgins (R-LA) (R) puts a Bible on the back of Representative-elect Andrew Clyde (R-GA) as he votes for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
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Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) offers a phone with the initials “DT” on it to Representative-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT). He was former President Donald Trump on the line.
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Rep.-elect Tim Burchett (R-TN) (2nd-L), Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) (C) and Rep.-elect George Santon (R-NY) (R) congratulate the House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) after being elected Speaker of the House. Rep. Bryan Steil, (R-Wis.), holds up the tally sheet in the House chamber after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA), was elected speaker.
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Vote tallies record the ballot for Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after he was elected Speaker of the House.
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Representative-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) (R) speaks with Representative-elect Paul Gosar (R-AZ) in the House of Representatives during the fourth day of the House Speaker election.
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Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) casts his vote on a motion to adjourn the House of Representatives in the US Capitol. Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California hugs Minority Leader of the House, Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, receiving the gavel on the floor of the Chamber.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, (R-Ga.), takes up a personal life with Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA) at the end of the 15th ballot after he received enough votes to become Speaker of the House.
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Representative-elect Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to reporters in Statuary Hall after switching his endorsement for House Speaker to Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
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Representative-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL) (left to right), Representative-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC), Representative-elect Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Representative-elect Chip Roy (R-TX) speak with the media after voting for Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House.
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