Kevin McCarthy loses first-round House Speaker vote for first time

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For newcomers:
The House must pick a speaker before swearing in new members or approving session rules. Nothing happens until they elect a speaker. The House votes until someone wins if McCarthy loses the first vote, which is now certain.
Speaker of the House candidates must win a majority of chamber votes.

The Speaker of the House has always been a House member, although it is not a constitutional necessity.
This has never happened before. If the House GOP stays stuck on the speaker vote, a non-House member might become speaker or House Democrats and moderate Republicans could pick a unity speaker. (Though McCarthy regaining the speakership on a subsequent vote seems expected at this stage.)







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