George Santos is among House freshmen whose offices incorrectly said they were sworn in. With Kevin McCarthy's bid stalled, no speaker was chosen to do that job.
“If I disappointed anyone by my résumé embellishment, I’m sorry,” Santos, who has denied any criminal wrongdoing in the United States or elsewhere,Democrats have demanded his; Republican congressional leaders, including McCarthy, have been largely silent despite calls for him not to be seated.
On his first day Tuesday, wearing a backpack and walking the halls, Santos avoided questions from swarming reporters. Inside the House chamber, he satRep.-elect George Santos, who misrepresented his past before being elected in November, arrived at his new Capitol office on Jan. 3. McCarthy has failed in three rounds of balloting to earn the 218 votes needed to take the speaker’s gavel. His inability to clinch the job in one vote — something that hasn’t happened
— has highlighted party divides, with hard-right GOP holdouts unmoved by his concessions during his leadership bid.but with a slim majority, will require near consensus among their conference to move votes forward. Without a speaker elected, the House cannot swear in all members to vote for a rules package, and further delays will alsoKendra Nichols, Marianna Sotomayor, Dan Zak and Ben Terris contributed to this report.House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy continues his quest to become speaker after falling short Tuesday on three straight ballots.
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