It's still not clear if the House will vote in a new Speaker on Wednesday after failed three times on Tuesday to convince dissenters to back his efforts.McCarthy needs 218 votes to take the gavel from outgoing Speaker – meaning with 222 Republican members, he can only afford to lose four votes if he wants to clinch the top House spot.On Tuesday, 19 Republicans voted against McCarthy in the first and second ballot and his support shrunk by one more when 20 members voted against his third attempt.
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