U.S. House Paralyzed Following Second Day of GOP Failure to Elect Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has lost six rounds of voting in his bid for the speakership. A group of fellow Republicans are keeping him from getting the majority needed. Lawmakers will reconvene at noon on Thursday ( today). photo/ Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
WASHINGTON/January 4, 2023—The U.S. House adjourned without a speaker for the second day in a row Wednesday as Republicans’ stalemate over who should lead the chamber for the next two years dragged on, with Kevin McCarthy failing to get the votes needed to become speaker on three more ballots.
The 216-214 vote to adjourn until noon on Thursday came after the House adjourned from around 4:30 p.m. to…
