The House's battle to elect its next speaker has reached its third day — and the chamber's ability to get anything done has been ground to a halt.
The House adjourned Wednesday night after three unsuccessful votes, giving McCarthy more time to negotiate.
The House had three dead-end votes on TuesdayMcCarthy as part of fresh concessions proposed adding more House Freedom Caucus members to the House Rules Committee and promised holding votes on term limit and border security bills.
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