House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by reporters as the House of Representatives adjourns following the sixth failed ballot for Speaker on Capitol Hill on Jan. 4, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Resistance to McCarthy becoming the next Speaker of the House is being led by members of the far right Freedom Caucus who have forced six ballots which is the first time in 100 years that more than one ballot has been needed. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA) Source: AAP / Michael Nigro / Sipa USA/Sipa USA
The United States Congress has been plunged into crisis, with the House of Representatives unable to elect a speaker for a second day. It's a situation that's been labelled by US politicians and commentators as groundhog day - a scenario that has now played out six times, each with the same result. In November's mid-term elections, Republicans were handed a slim majority in the House of Representatives.
The United States Congress has been plunged into crisis, with the House of Representatives unable to elect a speaker for a second day. It's a situation that's been labelled by US politicians and commentators as groundhog day - a scenario that has now played out six times, each with the same result. In November's mid-term elections, Republicans were handed a slim majority in the House of Representatives.
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