After a final burst of negotiating, Mr. McCarthy early Friday briefed Republicans during a private party conference call on a broad set of concessions he had offered to the far right. He agreed to allow a single lawmaker to force a snap vote at any time to oust the speaker, a rule that would codify a standing threat that Mr. McCarthy could be removed instantly if he crossed hard-right lawmakers.
F.A.Q.: The Speakership Deadlock in the House
A historic impasse. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California is fighting to become House speaker, but a group of hard-right Republicans is blocking his bid and paralyzing the start of the new Congress. Here’s what to know:
Also part of the proposal, according to people familiar with the discussions, was a commitment by the Republican leader to give the hard-right faction control over a third of the seats on the powerful Rules Committee, which controls what legislation reaches the floor and how it is debated. He also agreed to open government spending bills to a freewheeling debate in which any lawmaker could force votes on proposed changes.
Hours later, those compromises delivered a breakthrough for Mr. McCarthy, who in the 12th and 13th votes won support from a sizable chunk of the Republicans who until Friday had consistently refused to back him — though he remained short of the majority to win.
They included Representatives Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Byron Donalds and Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Chip Roy and Keith Self of Texas. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, who had voted “present” in previous ballots, also voted for Mr. McCarthy in the 12th vote.
Friday’s ballots were the first of the week in which Mr. McCarthy won more votes than Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, who consistently drew 212 votes with every Democrat united behind him.
Inside the House chamber on Friday, Mr. McCarthy’s supporters erupted in raucous cheers for each lawmaker who changed his or her vote.
“You never get everything you’re looking for,” said Mr. Perry, explaining his vote to reporters. He added that “the biggest win is the overall framework of it.”
