Congress votes in third day of House speaker stalemate

The speaker's chair of the U.S. House sat empty for a third day Thursday, as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed anew on the seventh of an excruciating string of ballots.

January 5, 2023 at 6:33PM
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