Onlookers watch as a board displays the vote count as members of the House of Representatives vote on a motion to adjourn, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 5, 2023. - The US House of Representatives plunged deeper into crisis Thursday as Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy failed again to win the speakership -- entrenching a three-day standoff that has paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress. MANDEL NGAN/BENZINGAHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-CA) walks to the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on December 23, 2022, in Washington, DC. The California Republican has yet to garner votes to become the Speaker of the House. ANNA MONEYMAKER/BENZINGA
The House of Representatives has yet to pick a speaker over the span of three days and 11-straight voting sessions — each one growing more contentious.
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