Washington Week with The Atlantic

McCarthy struggles to secure votes to become speaker

Season 2022 Episode 48 | 17m 11s

House Democrats celebrated this week as they elected a new and younger leadership team. Meanwhile, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to be the next Speaker of the House, but he has yet to secure the votes needed to be elected to the position as some hardliners in the Freedom Caucus continue to withhold their support.

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