A deadlocked chamber of lawmakers on Capitol Hill decided that more voting would not be productive after six rounds of it on Wednesday and a full day of voting on Tuesday did not yield enough to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
A deadlocked chamber of lawmakers on Capitol Hill decided that more voting would not be. productive after six rounds of it on Wednesday and a day of voting on Tuesday did not yield enough to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
In each of the Wednesday rounds, McCarthy appeared unwilling to give up and tried to avoid a night time session as the House voted 216-214. The House now has its hands tied, and lawmakers cannot continue with their work until a speaker has been elected.
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