US House speaker debacle goes on, 11th McCarthy bid fails
By DW
06 January 2023 |
12:15 pm
Not since 1859, in the build-up to the Civil War, has the House demonstrated such disunity of the Speaker role. Republican Kevin McCarthy is facing increasing pressure to gather the necessary votes or step aside.
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