A month before the vote, the previous council unanimously adopted a new rule aimed at restoring decorum during meetings by giving the mayor authority to gavel down unruly behavior both on the dais and in the audience.

Source: https://s39845.pcdn.co/2023/12/03/wheres-the-love/

And so while we go about this process of determining who the conference can support to become speaker, Congressman McHenry will have the gavel and there are open debates around his power and what he can or cannot bring to the floor for a vote.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/05/job-ahead-next-house-speaker/

As Kevin McCarthy begins the final descent of his turbulent bid for the speaker’s gavel, Republicans are bracing to see whether he lands the plane or crashes and burns.

Source: https://wbt.com/483007/vince-coakley-will-the-gop-stand-by-kevin-mccarthy/

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie of The Bronx gives opening remarks from the rostrum in the Assembly Chamber on January 9. He first took the gavel on February 3, 2015.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/community/jewish-community/state-lawmakers-convene-for-new-legislative-session/2023/01/11/

Ballots so far have produced almost the same outcome, 20 conservative holdouts still refusing to support McCarthy and leaving him far short of the 218 typically needed to win the gavel.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/gops-mccarthy-pressured-to-figure-out-speaker-race

Before the 14th vote, McCarthy had flipped 15 conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber's Freedom Caucus, leaving him just a few shy of seizing the gavel for the new Congress.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/330023/in-14th-round-mccarthy-falls-short-by-one-vote.html

But before Livingston could get the gavel, it was revealed that he, too, had cheated on his wife.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-09-05/joe-biden-mitch-mcconnell-age-health-election-2024

But it's not at all clear if McCarthy could seriously make a comeback — or if any other Republicans seeking the gavel, Steve Scalise or Jim Jordan — can be elected speaker as their majority dissembles into infighting.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-republicans-split-over-who-will-be-house-speaker-mccarthy-positions-himself-as-a-de-facto-leader

But none of them were able to get enough support to get the gavel.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/24/congress-top-10-most-bizarre-moments-of-2023-00132067

But this year, Sanders will occupy a new, immensely influential role — not on the election debate stage, but holding the gavel.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/02/after-four-decades-pushing-for-progressive-change-bernie-sanders-now-holds-the-gavel/

Deploying only her own custom gavel and gently chiding words, Johnson has guided the House through multiple rounds of voting on live TV, pushing back when members of both parties get off topic or step out of line.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/cheryl-johnson-woman-directing-congress-through-historic-chaos-8365215/

Despite McCarthy always having a large majority of the Republican votes, a number of notable holdouts, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) had stifled the California representative's bid to claim the gavel.

Source: https://theweek.com/kevin-mccarthy/1019897/kevin-mccarthy-elected-house-speaker-following-raucous-debate-proceedings

Donald Trump posted an image of himself holding the gavel from the U.S. House of Representatives to the Truth Social platform on Wednesday afternoon.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/10/04/donald-trump-posts-image-of-himself-as-speaker-of-the-house/

His passion for justice is matched by his eloquence, most recently on display in the instantly-viral “ABCs of American Values” speech he delivered just before he handed McCarthy the speaker’s gavel, symbolizing the peaceful transfer of power.

Source: http://minorityreporter.net/the-bad-brilliant-brother-from-brooklyn-hakeem-jeffries-makes-history-as-first-black-leader-in-congress/

House Republicans are holding closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday morning, where embattled Leader Kevin McCarthy made his last-ditch appeal for the Speaker's gavel.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11595037/Kevin-McCarthys-fate-hangs-balance-makes-ditch-appeal-House-Speaker-vote.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

If Jordan ascends to be granted the gavel, one operative told CNN that there are fears that lawmakers may bail on their reelections.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/republican-fundraising-congress-problems/

“I’m glad you brought that up because back in January, when there were the marathon votes for Kevin McCarthy to get this job, he was fighting to get the gavel.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/nancy-mace-straight-up-lied-about-her-post-mccarthy-ouster-fundraising-on-cnn/

In his quest for the gavel, Mr. McCarthy made significant concessions, notably agreeing to lower the threshold required to bring a motion to vacate the chair.

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/the-top-7-political-stories-of-2023-post-5549747

It was the first time in that no nominee for House speaker could take the gavel on the first vote.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/world-news/gops-mccarthy-rejected-for-house-speaker-again-and-again-6326296

Mazars had previously agreed to hand over documents requested by the Oversight Committee through a House subpoena issued in April 2019, when Democrats held the gavel.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/oversight-committee-probes-hunter-biden-raskin-accuses-chair/story?id=97824630