'The GOP Is Irretrievably Broken': House Adjourns After McCarthy Fails to Win Speakership

'Still not sworn in because the Republicans are having a hard time picking their leader,' said Democratic Rep.-elect maxwellfrostfl. 'This is a snapshot of how they'll operate for the next two years.'

With several far-right allies of former President Donald Trump leading a charge to block U.S. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid to become speaker of the chamber, the California Republican repeatedly fell short of the votes he needed to prevail on Tuesday.

For both rounds, every Democrat backed Rep. Hakeem Jeffries , who ended up with more votes than McCarthy but did not win the majority needed for the speakership. Jeffries is expected to become the House minority leader.

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