JUST IN: House adjourns after no speaker is elected on the second day, votes to adjourn till noon Thursday
House and Senate convene for the 118th Congress
The vote came after a sixth failed attempt earlier Wednesday afternoon to determine who will serve as the next speaker of the House. reported. Twenty Republicans voted against McCarthy in all three votes on Wednesday, denying him the gavel.The House adjourned Wednesday afternoon after a sixth failed attempt to determine who will serve as the next speaker of the chamber,The chamber is unable to conduct other business — including swearing in legislators — until after a speaker is chosen.Update 4:25 p.m. EST Jan. 4:
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