The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing for an excruciating third day of voting with no end in sight
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries of New York was re-nominated by Democrats. He has won the most votes on every ballot but also remained short of a majority.assuring the stalemate that increasingly carried undercurrents of race and politics would continue.
The incoming Republican chairmen of the House's Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Intelligence committees all said national security was at risk. To win support, McCarthy has already agreed to many of the demands of Freedom Caucus members, who have been agitating for rules changes and other concessions that give rank-and-file members more influence.
“I’m ready to vote all night, all week, all month and never for that person,” said Florida Republican Gaetz.
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