(Bloomberg) — The House abruptly adjourned Tuesday without electing a new speaker after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to win a majority in three rounds of voting.
(Bloomberg) — The House abruptly adjourned Tuesday without electing a new speaker after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to win a majority in three rounds of voting.
The action was a personal and political blow to McCarthy, who has spent the past year courting hard-line conservatives in the Republican caucus, and it overshadowed the GOP’s midterm success that won them narrow control of the House.
Lawmakers will reconvene at noon Wednesday. The House cannot conduct any other business until a speaker is elected.
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