Kevin McCarthy is plan A for GOP speaker. There's no Plan B — yet.

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VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Jan. 5, 2023 THE LATEST Kevin McCarthy is plan A for GOP speaker. There's no Plan B — yet. by Hayes Brown Republican Kevin McCarthy gained no ground Wednesday in his increasingly quixotic quest to become House speaker. In three ballots he failed to gain the majority of the House needed, increasing his losing streak to 0-6. The bloc of about 20 far-right conservatives who had bucked the rest of the GOP the previous day held firm in their opposition, selecting a new standard-bearer in Byron Donalds of Florida. When Kat Cammack of Florida nominated McCarthy for the third time that day, she declared that "it's Groundhog Day … again." During the previous vote, Ken Buck of Colorado suggested that it might be time for his party to choose a new candidate given the gridlock.   It's hard to tell just how prevalent that feeling is inside the broader caucus, which remains behind McCarthy — for now.   This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. Read their full column here. TOP STORIES JA'HAN JONES MAGA Republicans nominated this House speaker alternate for all the wrong reasons Scott Perry's speech for Byron Donalds as House speaker was predictably awful. Read more. ESTHER CHOO Why Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest is the latest anti-vaccine rallying cry We know the likely culprits of this serious event, and it's not the vaccines. Read more. JORDAN RUBIN Chief Justice Roberts rings in the new year with ignorant report on the judiciary Looking for a sense of awareness from the Supreme Court's top jurist? Look elsewhere. Read more. JA'HAN JONES What we know — and don't know — about the latest Epstein controversy It would be smart for U.S. Virgin Islands officials to be transparent with their reasoning. Read more.         TOP VIDEOS ALL IN David Jolly: It's telling that 'the never Kevin crowd went along with adjourning' 11TH HOUR Lauren Boebert addresses Kevin McCarthy speaker standoff THE BEAT WITH ARI Chai Komanduri: I think Fox News has a Ron DeSantis agenda THE LAST WORD Jen Psaki: People saw 'government working' at Biden and McConnell event MORE FROM MSNBC All seven episodes of "The Revolution with Steve Kornacki" are available now. The series recounts the 1994 Republican take-over of Congress, influenced by Newt Gingrich, that changed both political parties forever. In a special bonus episode, Steve sits down with Newt Gingrich himself to discuss the podcast and the impact of his legacy today. Listen to "The Revolution with Steve Kornacki" now, wherever you get your podcasts. This week on "Into America," Trymaine Lee revisits 2022's "Reconstructed" series, beginning with episode number 1, "Birth of a Black Nation," where he is joined by the great-grandson of late Congressman Robert Smalls to discuss how Black people gained political power and liberated their people during the Reconstruction Era. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.  30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE