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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward and John Bowden

Kevin McCarthy fails in 14th vote as lawmakers nearly come to blows over speaker vote

EPA

Two years after a mob stormed the halls of Congress in a violent push to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Kevin McCarthy walked into the Capitol on Friday morning pledging “progress” with his repeatedly failing attempts to secure enough votes to become speaker of the House.

“We’re going to make progress,” he told reporters. “We’re going to shock you.”

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