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Disastrous Defeat: Kevin McCarthy Loses Speaker Bid for Third Time as GOP Struggles with Leadership

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As the 118th Congress convenes, one of the biggest stories has been the ongoing search for a new House Speaker. After the previous Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, led the Democrats to victory in the 2020 elections, it was the turn of the Republican Party to select their leader. However, the process has been far from smooth, … Read more

Twitter erupts over potential Democratic intervention in Republican Speaker of the House vote

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On Wednesday, January 3rd, the House of Representatives voted to determine the Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. The two main contenders were Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, and Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California. The vote ended in a stalemate, with neither candidate achieving the required majority of votes. The … Read more