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Latest updates on the House speaker vote
The House will meet at noon ET even though there is still no speaker elected. However, a GOP source familiar with the situation indicated that it’s likely that the House may adjourn right away so that talks can go on for the rest of the day.
A nominee needs 218 votes, however if members abstain, that number could rise or fall. Before a speaker is chosen, the House cannot convene the new Congress or swear in new members.
5th round of voting has started
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Kevin McCarthy appears to lose 4th round of voting
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President Joe Biden slams House Republicans
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Kevin McCarthy loses speaker votes, chaos begins in US House
First occasion since 1923 when the House adjourned without a speaker. The upheaval in the House portends two years of Republican struggle. Analysts warn that McCarthy's success may harm House work. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy repeatedly fell short in his campaign to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives on a day marked by intense political drama. On Tuesday evening, the House adjourned without electing a speaker, the first time this had happened since the first round of elections...
Byron Donalds switches his vote from Kevin McCarthy for speaker
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