plus we will speak with the new secretary of transportation pete buttigieg live in this show in a bit. but, first, breaking tonight, just moments ago it has been more than 100 years since we have seen this moment on capitol hill. more than nine ballots for speaker of the house and just now after a tenth vote has just wrapped up. we still don t have a house speaker. the growing question now is who will blink first? we re in the third day day of the republican battle over this job. former minority leader kevin mccarthy still does not have enough support to get to the magic number and the top spot. about 20 opponents are refusing to buckle so far as negotiations continue behind the scenes vote after vote. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram has the latest tonight live from capitol hill. good evening, chad. bret, kevin mccarthy expected to move the meter today. it never happened, despite concessions. the house is no closer to electing a speaker than when it started
slow, obviously, frustratingly slow, but positive outcomes. mat gaetz said this ends one of two ways. either mccarthy withdraws from the race, or we construct a straitjacket he s unable to evade. do you support some that support mccarthy that say he is an conceding too much? to arsonists in some c concessions. that s the question. that s very frustrating. i remind your viewers, and i know most of them, and you know this. we had an election. in november, all the republicans and all the democrats got together in their individual caucus or conference and they elected their leadership, and w anyone could run. you could stand up and campaign and lobby, and kevin was elected our speaker. it wasn t even close. 190 to 30, so there is that frustration. is kevin giving too much? i don t think he has to this point, but he s very, very close, and i think he knows that he s very close. in fact, some of these individuals said there s really nothing more he can give or us to ask for, an
we are together. they ve sat there, they have laughed and they have chuckled and pointed fingers at us. you know what? as my friend from florida just said, we re together. neil: well, not quite all together right now. the 20 that are resisting kevin mccarthy remain about that now. we re about the halfway point of a ninth vote to see who will lead the house of representatives. looks like for the ninth time in a row, kevin mccarthy is going to have to suit up for number 10. that is if we get to a number 10. under others there, you can see 11 votes for someone other than kevin mccarthy. keep in mind the republican leader can shed no more than four of his republican colleagues. in this vote, as in the prior eight, he has failed to do so. chad pergram has the latest from capitol hill. chad? neil, this is the longest speaker election since 1923. the house is now taking the ninth vote for speaker. it must go to a tenth. the goal was for kevin mccarthy to move the dial today. p
ruhle starts now tonight, after two days and six separate votes, there is still no speaker of the house. the divide in the republican party, as both sides signal they re not giving up without a fight. republican lauren boebert is here to explain her beef with ken mccarthy. and as the house is divided in washington, a rare moment of bipartisanship in kentucky. what the next two years of a split government may look like as the 11th hour gets underway on this very important wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening with the deadlock on capitol hill, as republicans struggle to elect a house speaker. just hours ago, lawmakers voted by a narrow majority to adjourn to until tomorrow at noon. earlier today, a second round of votes failed to give kevin mccarthy the speaker s gavel. he has now lost six separate votes in a row. tonight, mccarthy, his backers, and his opponents met to try to hammer out an agreement. the discuss
still no speaker of the house. the divide in the republican party, as both sides signal they re not giving up without a fight. republican lauren boebert is here to explain her beef with kevin mccarthy. and as the house is divided in washington, a rare moment of bipartisanship in kentucky. what the next two years of a split government may look like as the 11th hour gets underway on this very important wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening with the deadlock on capitol hill, as republicans struggle to elect a house speaker. just hours ago, lawmakers voted by a narrow majority to adjourn to until tomorrow at noon. earlier today, a second round of votes failed to give kevin mccarthy the speaker s gavel. he has now lost six separate votes in a row. tonight, mccarthy, his backers, and his opponents met to try to hammer out an agreement. the discussions are going well and will continue. but that does not mean they re done. it d