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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he leaves the House floor after the House voted to adjourn for the evening as the House met for a third day to try and elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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McCarthy fails for 3rd day in bitter GOP House speaker fight
By LISA MASCARO AND FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press
Thu,01/05/23-1:27AM , 665 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.
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Raw sound of House members contesting motion to adjourn until Thursday. (recorded vote then takes place)

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GOP's McCarthy rejected for House speaker — again and again
By LISA MASCARO AND FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press
Wed,01/04/23-12:08AM , 235 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting Wednesday, unable to either elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., talks to reporters, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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McCarthy passes 1st House speaker test, but hurdles remain
By LISA MASCARO AND FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press
Tue,11/15/22-12:31PM , 126 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy won the nomination Tuesday for House speaker, clearing a first step with majority support from his colleagues, but he now faces a weeks-long slog to quell right-flank objections before
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From left, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrive for a ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election
By LISA MASCARO AND FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press
Sun,11/13/22-11:08PM , 197 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape, with control of the House still undecided, party leadership in flux and a potentially consequential lame-duck session with legislation on gay marriage, Ukraine and government funding.
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