Watch VideoFor a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker's chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber's gavel.
Pressure was building as McCarthy lost seventh,...
McCarthy Fails For 3rd Long Day In GOP House Speaker Fight
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