House elects McCarthy as speaker
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64% (2,964) are left-leaning, 25% (1,170) are centrist, and 11% (517) are right-leaning.
On Friday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) clinched an election as the 55th Speaker of the House after 15 rounds of votes. Left-leaning articles highlight that McCarthy won due to Republican holdouts voting “present” rather than against him, while right-leaning articles highlight that McCarthy won his fifteenth election after narrowly losing by one vote in the second to last election.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker after a grueling 15 elections in which he failed to secure the full support of 20 hold-out Republican votes. The article also highlighted that he was elected on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the Capitol in which he and other key Republicans voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that McCarthy won, succeeding Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), due to several Republican holdouts voting “present” rather than explicitly for him. The article highlighted that the narrow margin for McCarthy’s election and the tumultuous process spanning 15 separate elections is predictive of the turmoil for the incoming Republican-majority House.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that McCarthy won his fifteenth election for Speaker Friday morning—but only after losing yet another election in which House Republicans appeared to have miscounted the number of votes needed for him to secure the speakership. It also highlighted that in the final election, no Republican voted against McCarthy for the first time all week.
From the center
In dramatic 15th ballot, Republican Kevin McCarthy clinches House speaker vote; members sworn in
USA Today
From the right
Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker in 15th floor vote after days of high drama
Fox News