<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) announced late Monday that he would challenge House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to become the next Speaker of the House.</p>
<p>The Arizona congressman shared his plan to seek the top House position during an interview on Newsmax.</p>
<p>“We have a new paradigm here, and I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives. And it’s a new world, and, yes, I’m going to be nominated tomorrow to — to the position of Speaker of the House,” Biggs said during the <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/andy-biggs-kevin-mccarthy-house/2022/11/14/id/1096384/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>.</p>
<p>“We’ll see if we can get the job done and the votes,” Biggs added. “It’s going to be tough. I mean, Kevin — Kevin has raised a lot of money and done a lot of things. But this is not just about Kevin. I think it’s about the institutional direction and trajectory.&#8221;</p>
<p>Biggs, the former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, launched the bid following a lackluster performance by the GOP during last week&#8217;s midterm elections. The House is still expected to tip toward Republicans, but not with the sweeping &#8220;red wave&#8221; predicted by some ahead of Election Day.</p>
<p>The Daily Wire reached out to the office of Rep. Biggs on Tuesday. No formal statement has yet been released beyond the congressman&#8217;s interview, according to spokesman Matthew Tragesser.</p>
<p>The Senate remains in the hands of Democrats, with 50 seats already projected to the GOP&#8217;s 49. One seat will be decided in Georgia&#8217;s December 6 runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican hopeful Herschel Walker, as neither reached the necessary 50% of votes needed according to state law.</p>
<p>The disappointing results have led to resistance from some Republican leaders regarding who should lead the party in both the House and Senate. In the House, Louisiana&#8217;s Steve Scalise is also seeking the majority leader position.</p>
<p>To become speaker, McCarthy would need a majority of his party&#8217;s support in a secret-ballot vote on Tuesday. If he moves forward, he&#8217;ll then need at least 218 votes to secure a majority when the new Congress arrives in January.</p>
<p>In the Senate, some Republicans have also stated their concerns regarding Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continuing as their leader. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-lawmakers-push-for-change-in-congressional-leadership-after-lackluster-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that several high-profile lawmakers, including Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), have circulated a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/11/gop-senators-call-for-postponing-leadership-elections-00066532" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> asking their colleagues to postpone leadership elections.</p>
<p>Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio also urged a delay to the scheduled vote.</p>
<p>&#8220;We should not have a Senate GOP leadership vote until we have a clear explanation for why our 2022 campaign efforts failed AND until we have a clear understanding of the political &amp; policy direction for the GOP Senate moving forward,&#8221; he tweeted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We should not have a Senate GOP leadership vote until we have a clear explanation for why our 2022 campaign efforts failed AND until we have a clear understanding of the political &amp; policy direction for the GOP Senate moving forward</p>
<p>&mdash; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1592222254448148480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;First we need to make sure that those who want to lead us are genuinely committed to fighting for the priorities &amp; values of the working Americans (of every background) who gave us big wins in states like </span><span class="r-18u37iz">#Florida,&#8221; he added in another <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1591112183945269251" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>.</span></p>

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