Kevin McCarthy fails for second day to win US House speaker vote

The House of Representatives failed to elect a new speaker on Wednesday, as a faction of conservatives refused to back Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy has served as the top House Republican since 2019 and led his party's successful effort to win control of the chamber in the 2022 midterm elections, but he has now fallen short in six straight votes. The stalemate raised questions about Republicans' ability to govern over the coming two years.

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