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McCarthy Makes Last-Minute Concessions in Bid for Speaker’s Gavel

With McCarthy short of the required 218 votes, one possibility would be to make an outgoing Republican congressman, Fred Upton, speaker.

The House minority leader, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, on November 9, 2022, at Washington.
The House minority leader, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, on November 9, 2022, at Washington. AP/Alex Brandon

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