Congresswoman evokes ‘day 3 vibes’ and carries her dog to House floor as Speaker crisis drags on
Mace posts short video of her dog frantically running around her office
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US Congress, still without a “speaker”, remains paralyzed
For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the US House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the …