<p>Although the race for House speaker remains unsettled, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is already moving into the speaker&#8217;s suite.</p>
<p>Sharing a video of a man carting a stack of blue containers in what appeared to be the U.S. Capitol, NBC News&#8217; Haley Talbot reported McCarthy &#8220;has moved into&#8221; the <a href="https://history.house.gov/Blog/2015/November/11-10-Ceremonial-Office/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suite of offices</a> and will have to move all his stuff back out if he loses the vote Tuesday. In fact, boxes from McCarthy&#8217;s office were spotted being transported to the speaker&#8217;s suite as early as last week, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/politics/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-struggle/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per CNN</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOP Leader McCarthy has moved into the speakers suite but if he fails to secure 218 he will have to move all his stuff back out ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/AllieRaffa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AllieRaffa</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/Lb2swMgQ2p">pic.twitter.com/Lb2swMgQ2p</a></p>
<p>&mdash; haleytalbotcnn (@haleytalbotcnn) <a href="https://twitter.com/haleytalbotcnn/status/1609961070860374020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The flurry of activity kicks off the new year in which Republicans take control of the House by a small margin. McCarthy did not get into specifics but did flash confidence when pressed by reporters on Monday.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think we will have a good day tomorrow,&#8221; McCarthy said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Q: Speakers votes locked in? <br />KM: and take away all the excitement? <br />Q: do you have the votes locked in? <br />KM: I think we will have a good day tomorrow<br />Q: Leader McCarthy are you prepared to make more concessions in exchange for votes?<br />KM: *sigh* hope you all have a nice new years <a href="https://t.co/k6HFLAUME7">pic.twitter.com/k6HFLAUME7</a></p>
<p>&mdash; haleytalbotcnn (@haleytalbotcnn) <a href="https://twitter.com/haleytalbotcnn/status/1609976811039121409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>McCarthy is well positioned to be picked by his peers to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as House Speaker, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said McCarthy appears to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rnc-boss-ronna-mcdaniel-sees-path-to-victory-for-kevin-mccarthy-in-speaker-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;on track&#8221; to winning</a> in a Sunday interview.</p>
<p>But there are a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mccarthy-not-so-fast-some-republicans-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handful of GOP holdouts</a> who threaten McCarthy&#8217;s bid. Over the past few days, McCarthy offered <a href="https://punchbowl.news/rules-package-highlights/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=1/2/23%20%20Punchbowl%20News%20AM&amp;utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concessions to woo conservatives</a>, including <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/02/mccarthy-speaker-vote-rule-changes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">making it easier</a> to remove the sitting speaker of the House. Despite his overtures, nine House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-republicans-write-open-letter-opposing-mccarthy-two-days-before-house-speaker-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed a letter opposing</a> McCarthy&#8217;s bid saying &#8220;specific commitments&#8221; remain missing.</p>
<p>While Republicans have a 222-seat majority in this new session of Congress, McCarthy needs only 218 votes to win the speaker&#8217;s gavel. The threshold to secure a majority would decrease if members vote &#8220;present,&#8221; decline to vote, or are absent.</p>
<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/andy-biggs-to-challenge-kevin-mccarthy-for-speaker-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has presented himself as an alternative candidate</a> to McCarthy. <a href="https://rollcall.com/2022/12/30/speaker-race-headed-toward-dramatic-floor-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roll Call reports</a> there is a longshot backup plan for a group of Republicans to work with Democrats to nominate retiring Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) for speaker if there are multiple ballots.</p>

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