U.S. House set to reconvene for seventh speaker ballot — watch it live here
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet at noon on Thursday to resume consideration of who’ll be its next speaker, amid intensifying drama following six straight failed attempts by California Republican Kevin McCarthy to win the gavel.Also read: Fight over House speaker job offers ‘ominous portent of how the U.S. debt-ceiling fight will go,’ analyst says
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