But if I understood one of the first articles correctly, aren't they hoping that members of Congress go home and then hold a snap vote?

No, not really. Rather, McCarthy's strategy involves peeling off holdouts by giving in to some of their demands. He pulled an additional dozen of them by conceding to their request that a single Member can call for the Speaker to be removed.

I'm not sure that there's anyone that could convene the House out of adjournment to call a snap vote, once it's been adjourned to a specific time the next day. There isn't a Speaker. Heck, there aren't any Members. The Clerk is running these proceedings, since under the House Rules she has the authority to assemble the Members-elect and oversee the election of a Speaker. And she's not going to initiate any parliamentary tricks like that.

There were only seven votes for someone other than McCarthy (and Jeffries) in the last round - down from 20. Looks like McCarthy's just going to try to wear down the last ones with offers and concessions.

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