The House adjourned on the second day of a once-in-a-century stalemate after the Republican Party’s leader fell short of votes for the speaker role.
The House adjourned on the second day of a once-in-a-century stalemate after the Republican Party’s leader fell short of votes for the speaker role for a sixth time.afternoon adjourned for a few hours, until 8pm.
The decision came after Republican Rep Kevin McCarthy failed to garner the needed 217 votes to win the speakership on the fourth, fifth and sixth ballots. In all three votes on Wednesday, McCarthy got 201 votes, another Republican nominee Byron Donalds received 20 votes, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries got 212 votes and there was one present vote.Get your need-to-know latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and more
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