Kevin McCarthy fails in 14th vote as lawmakers nearly come to blows over speaker vote
Dramatic scenes inside the Capitol as the GOP leader inches closer to speakership
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Is this the longest-ever House speaker vote? A brief history of races for the gavel
If you thought Kevin McCarthy was having a hard time of it, spare a moment for Nathaniel Prentice Banks and the 34th Congress
Is this the longest-ever House speaker vote? A brief history of races for the gavel
If you thought Kevin McCarthy was having a hard time of it, spare a moment for Nathaniel Prentice Banks and the 34th Congress