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Republican McCarthy loses vote for US House speaker again

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reacts as Representatives cast votes for Speaker of the House in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023, in Washington, DC. © Getty Images via Win McNamee, AFP

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress.

Needing 218 votes in the full House, McCarthy got just 203 in both rounds - less even than Democrat Hakeem Jeffries in the GOP-controlled chamber.

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