Kevin McCarthy faces election for House speaker unsure if he has votes needed – live

Leader of slim Republican majority has been negotiating to secure backing of hardliners but voting could go to multiple rounds

All the new members of Congress elected in the midterm elections in November will arrive on Capitol Hill today, many with family in tow, waiting to be sworn in to the brand new 118th Congress.

There will be exuberant scenes but the House speaker vote comes first, which is going to be quite the political soap opera, as we’ve outlined.