After 15 ballots, Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the house on a margin of 216-212. Six Republicans withheld their votes.
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His election ended the deepest congressional disfunction in 160 years. McCarthy won after agreeing to several concessions.
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The U.S House of Representatives will reconvene on January 5th, 2023.
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The House remains in deadlock. For the first time in a century, the house does not have a speaker. https://t.co/Owhtp9bc4n