Tonight on The Readout, no person haven't received the majority of the whole number of votes

cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected.

An epic fail and stunning humiliation for Kevin McCarthy, who took the need for Donald

Trump, then gave away the store to the Goukou friend of his party, but is still not speaker

of the House.

And we begin tonight with the new Congress, the 118th.

Today was supposed to be swearing in-day, typically a big day for the country, filled with

pomp and pageantry, and often a feeling of hope and excitement as a new Congress kicks

off and implements its vision.

For some, it serves as bring your kids to Congress day, so that children get to see their parents

or their grandparents take the oath, and perhaps make history themselves.

Here's to a certainly made on this opening day in the House of Representatives, when House

Democrats nominated their caucus chair, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to succeed Nancy

Pelosi as speaker.

I rise today at the direction of the House Democratic caucus, to place into nomination for

election to the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives, the pride of Brooklyn,

Hakeem Jeffries of New York.

The New York congressman secured 212 votes for Speaker.

It was the first time since 2007 that a Democratic leader won support from every single member

of their caucus.

Jeffries is also now officially the first Black Lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, succeeding

the first woman, Pelosi.

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