JUST IN: After briefly reconvening this evening, House votes to adjourn until noon on Thursday. LIVE UPDATES:
Share to TwitterThe motion to adjourn that was introduced shortly after the House returned from its Wednesday afternoon break passed by a narrow 216-214 vote. The chamber will return at noon on Thursday, presumably for more speaker votes.
The vote to adjourn marked the climax of a second day of historic failed speaker votes -- the first time in a century it has taken more than one round to pick a speaker.House members-elect continue to hold votes for the new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 04, 2023 in Washington, DC.
The effort to adjourn comes after McCarthy said progress had been made with the group of GOP critics blocking him the speakership but that there was no path yet to a firm deal.Email this article
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