GM from Capitol Hill where it's potentially January 3 Part 2. @GOPLeader has arrived and was instantly swarmed by a sea of journalists.
House Republicans delivered two more stunning defeats to the Bakersfield Republican in the chamber’s fourth, fifth and sixth votes today.
Instead of gaining ground, #KevinMcCarthy fell further from his goal: His vote total declined with Donalds switching votes (to himself) and Rep. Victoria Spartz voting present.
The House is adjourning until 8p tonite, so we'll see if there'll be a 7th vote....
With the liveliest the chamber has been all week, the House voted to adjourn until Thurs, delaying a seventh vote and allowing McCarthy more time to negotiate an elusive compromise and put to an end what has been the longest delayed start of a new Congress in a century.
@latimes@latimesphotos@latimespolitics that's it for me tonight, but tune back in for 118th Congress Groundhog Day Part 3, AKA January 3, Part III. Tomorrow!
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GM from Lusaka! @VP Kamala Harris and the motorcade are en route to our first stop this morning: Panuka Farm, a Zambian owned, operated, and worked farm that is using climate-smart agriculture techniques and digital tools to increase the quantity + quality of their produce.
GM from Capitol Hill where it’s going to be a busy day. As the 117th Congress comes to a close and the 118th kicks off. Will there a Speaker of the House elected today? We’ll see.
.@GOPLeader arrives for a GOP Caucus meeting, surrounded by reporters? “We are going to have a good day today.” says McCarthy.
McCarthy fell short of the necessary votes to succeed Pelosi as speaker in an initial roll call, becoming the first majority party leader in a century to fail to secure the speakership on the first ballot.
The #CreekFire jumped CA-168 just south of Shaver Lake. People still in the area are unable to leave Shaver Lake due to the road conditions. @latimes@latimesphotos
Update: People are about to be escorted out of Shaver Lake, as as road conditions have reportedly become less hostile. #CreekFire
Some people waited at the Sierra Marina parking lot for much longer than I had to, and I waited for 3 hours! #CreekFire