(WASHINGTON) The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House is run and
Leader Kevin McCarthy s (R-CA) allies and detractors alike signaled optimism on Thursday evening as negotiations unfolded over what it would take to sway a group of 20 Republican holdouts keeping McCarthy from securing the speaker s gavel.
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