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(WASHINGTON) -- The House will vote at noon on Tuesday to determine who its next speaker will be -- though it's possible the vote will initially spark more questions than answers. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California is making his second run at the speakership, but he is facing resistance from enough hardliners in
House lawmakers Tuesday adjourned the opening day of the 118th Congress stymied by GOP infighting over the speaker's gavel, which left the chamber in limbo and unable to organize for the legislative session.
A group of conservative Republicans thwarted Rep. Kevin McCarthy's initial bid for speaker, leaving the House in a rare state of limbo on the opening day of the 118th Congress.
Second-ballot votes yielded little improvement for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who lost 19 votes to Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and conservative firebrand who founded the House Freedom Caucus.
Members of the public will be able to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3 for the first ...