in this moment it s unclear if there is any concession they will accept beyond kevin mccarthy taking his name out of consideration. unclear if the house adjourns as soon as it gavels in or the opposition is going to force mccarthy to stomach another vote and likely public humiliation. cnn s capitol hill team is tracking every development on very little sleep. let s check in with manu raju. manu, mccarthy allies remain worried and now they re worried that they might even begin to hemorrhage even more support on a potential fourth ballot. yeah, that s been the reason why there have been active suggests to try to delay today s vote, move to adjourn the house immediately as they come into session at noon. but here s the problem. they don t have the votes to do that and i just talked to two republican members of the leadership team who just left kevin mccarthy s office, richard hudson and tom emmer. both said the vote will happen at noon. they expect that to happen and the reaso
live coverage. and aim jake tapper in washington. the united states still without a house speaker this hour and there is no sign that republicans are going to be able to settle on one any time soon. kevin mccarthy is going to come up short a fourth time. that s the vote we re watching right now. the hard-line opposition of about 20 rebels backing congressman byron donalds of florida this go-around. this vote is playing out as we re seeing quite an interesting split screen moment on the left side of your screen. you see senator senator minority leader mitch mcconnell at an event in kentucky with president biden there talking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was only passed because of democrats and republicans working together and now you see on the screen a place where bipartisanship is not happening, in fact, barely partisanship when it comes to republicans. cnn is tracking everything as it happens vote by vote. let s start with lauren fox. kevin mccarthy s a
sans speaker. kevin mccarthy failing again on a fifth ballot to capture the necessary number of votes, the number of opponents among house republicans has actually gone up from 19 to 20, to 21. now republicans are looking for a way out, an exit strategy. is that tossing mccarthy to the curb? is that brokering a deal with democrats to lower the vote? they have to get these 23 rebels on board. me melanie zanona is with us. what s happening here? reporter: republicans are searching for an offramp as it s become clear that kevin mccarthy s efforts to win over his opposition not working. i m told republicans have approached democrats on the house floor and tried to feel them out to see, what would it take for you to vote present or not show up? we re told these are informal conver conversations. it s still early. democrats said they would not bail out mccarthy, but they would be willing to talk about a consensus candidate. we ll see. the fact that republicans are even thinking a
add very says, but adversaries, but as neighbors. we can join forces. stop shouting and lower the temperature. without unity there is no peace. only bitterness and fury. there s no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. sean: coming up, utah republican congressman burgess owens. plus, the continuing fallout over the fbi sen unprecedented raid on former president trump s raid in florida. the 45th president speaking last night. it was not just my home that was raided last month, it was the hopes and dreams of every citizen who i ve been fighting for since the moment i came down the golden escalator [cheers and applause] in 2015. wanting to represent the people, wanting to stop the massive corruption of the country and determined to finally in this world put america first. sean: house intel committee member mike gallagher is here with the analysis on the f
add very says, but adversaries, but as neighbors. we can join forces. stop shouting and lower the temperature. without unity there is no peace. only bitterness and fury. there s no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. sean: coming up, utah republican congressman burgess owens. plus, the continuing fallout over the fbi sen unprecedented raid on former president trump s raid in florida. the 45th president speaking last night. it was not just my home that was raided last month, it was the hopes and dreams of every citizen who i ve been fighting for since the moment i came down the golden escalator [cheers and applause] in 2015. wanting to represent the people, wanting to stop the massive corruption of the country and determined to finally in this world put america first. sean: house intel committee member mike gallagher is here with the analysis on the f