Would-be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has agreed to concessions he previously rejected in his effort to garner the 218 votes needed to take the gavel, The Washington Post reports. McCarthy reportedly has agreed to reduce from five members to a single member required to sponsor a resolution to force a vote to remove the speaker and will appoint members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus to the all-important House Rules Committee. McCarthy also agreed to provisions on certain term limits and to push border policy legislation.
Will it work? The House finds out Friday afternoon with the 12th ballot to elect its speaker. Since voting began Tuesday, McCarthy’s support has gone from 202 members down to 200.
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