McCarthy makes major concessions, is set to lose again anyway

There might be more than four Republicans who will not vote for McCarthy under any circumstances, which would doom him.

the concessions from McCarthy include giving the hardline House Freedom Caucus more spots on the House Rules Committee and, critically, allowing just one member of the House to call for a vote on removing the speaker at any time .

McCarthyStill, some holdouts want more, with Oklahoma Rep. Elect Josh Brecheenhe wants further concessions on government spending. There's also the question of whether more than four Republicans will not vote for McCarthy under any circumstances. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Andy Biggs and Bob Good have indicated they fall into this camp.

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