House Divided: US Political Instability On Display For All The World To See
House Adjourns Until 8pm As McCarthy (R-Bakersfield, CA) Fails To Secure Speakership After 6th Ballot, 1923 & 1855 precedents of such US govt instability foretold economic decline & catastrophic wars.
Update at 845PM Jan 4 2022: House adjourned until Thurs.
Only takes a few Republicans to vote Present and the bar gets lowered to only 212 votes needed to become the next Speaker.
Hakeem Jeffries (DEM-NYC) already has 212 votes. He could become the next Speaker of a GOP majority House of Representatives.
House Adjourns Until 8pm As McCarthy Fails To Se…
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